Iraq vs Nepal: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Iraq
100.08 per 100 people
in 2024
Nepal
99.85 per 100 people
in 2024
Iraq rank
137th
Nepal rank
138th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Iraq
  • Nepal
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 100.08 per 100 people against 99.85 per 100 people in Nepal, a difference of 0.23 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nepal ahead.

Iraq ranks 137th and Nepal ranks 138th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nepal 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 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0 per 100 people 0.0023 per 100 people 0.0023 per 100 people Nepal
2000s 21.73 per 100 people 5.45 per 100 people 16.28 per 100 people Iraq
2010s 85.84 per 100 people 92.16 per 100 people 6.32 per 100 people Nepal
2020s 96.84 per 100 people 120.06 per 100 people 23.22 per 100 people Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Iraq or Nepal?
Iraq, at 100.08 per 100 people against 99.85 per 100 people in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Iraq and Nepal?
0.23 per 100 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nepal?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Nepal rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Iraq ranks 137th and Nepal ranks 138th 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.