Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions

Iran, Islamic Republic of
174.07 per 100 people
in 2024
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
117.5 per 100 people
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
15th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
17th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 174.07 per 100 people against 117.5 per 100 people in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 56.57 per 100 people.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 15th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1970s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1980s 0 per 100 people 0.0006 per 100 people 0.0006 per 100 people Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 0.1897 per 100 people 1.76 per 100 people 1.57 per 100 people Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 21.85 per 100 people 44.29 per 100 people 22.44 per 100 people Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 90.72 per 100 people 110.09 per 100 people 19.37 per 100 people Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 160.43 per 100 people 110.44 per 100 people 49.99 per 100 people Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 174.07 per 100 people against 117.5 per 100 people in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
56.57 per 100 people, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 15th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th of 214 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,022 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.