Iran vs OECD members: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Iran
- OECD members
How they compare
Iran currently reports 174.07 per 100 people against 122.31 per 100 people in OECD members, a difference of 51.76 per 100 people.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.4 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.
Iran ranks 15th and OECD members ranks 15th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and OECD members in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | OECD members | 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 | 0.1541 per 100 people | 0.1541 per 100 people | OECD members |
| 1990s | 0.1897 per 100 people | 9.61 per 100 people | 9.42 per 100 people | OECD members |
| 2000s | 21.85 per 100 people | 74.4 per 100 people | 52.55 per 100 people | OECD members |
| 2010s | 90.72 per 100 people | 110.77 per 100 people | 20.05 per 100 people | OECD members |
| 2020s | 153.94 per 100 people | 119.6 per 100 people | 34.34 per 100 people | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Iran or OECD members?
- Iran, at 174.07 per 100 people against 122.31 per 100 people in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Iran and OECD members?
- 51.76 per 100 people, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and OECD members?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Iran and OECD members rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Iran ranks 15th and OECD members ranks 15th 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.