Iran vs Israel: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Iran
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 177.39 per 100 people against 174.07 per 100 people in Iran, a difference of 3.32 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Israel ahead.
Iran ranks 15th and Israel ranks 12th of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1897 per 100 people | 14.58 per 100 people | 14.39 per 100 people | Israel |
| 2000s | 21.85 per 100 people | 108.74 per 100 people | 86.89 per 100 people | Israel |
| 2010s | 90.72 per 100 people | 125.84 per 100 people | 35.12 per 100 people | Israel |
| 2020s | 160.43 per 100 people | 152.21 per 100 people | 8.22 per 100 people | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Iran or Israel?
- Israel, at 177.39 per 100 people against 174.07 per 100 people in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Iran and Israel?
- 3.32 per 100 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Israel?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Israel rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Iran ranks 15th and Israel ranks 12th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.