Moldova vs Romania: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Moldova
- Romania
How they compare
Moldova currently reports 120.08 per 100 people against 119.81 per 100 people in Romania, a difference of 0.27 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.
Moldova ranks 89th and Romania ranks 90th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Romania | 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 | 0.065 per 100 people | 1.01 per 100 people | 0.9435 per 100 people | Romania |
| 2000s | 28.05 per 100 people | 60.95 per 100 people | 32.9 per 100 people | Romania |
| 2010s | 106.26 per 100 people | 115.46 per 100 people | 9.2 per 100 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 125.45 per 100 people | 119.96 per 100 people | 5.49 per 100 people | Moldova |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Moldova or Romania?
- Moldova, at 120.08 per 100 people against 119.81 per 100 people in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Moldova and Romania?
- 0.27 per 100 people, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Romania?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Moldova and Romania rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Moldova ranks 89th and Romania ranks 90th 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
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.