Netherlands vs Switzerland: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Netherlands
128.54 per 100 people
in 2024
Switzerland
129.47 per 100 people
in 2024
Netherlands rank
62nd
Switzerland rank
59th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Netherlands
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 129.47 per 100 people against 128.54 per 100 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.93 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

Netherlands ranks 62nd and Switzerland ranks 59th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Switzerland 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 0.1004 per 100 people 0.1827 per 100 people 0.0824 per 100 people Switzerland
1990s 9.09 per 100 people 11.32 per 100 people 2.23 per 100 people Switzerland
2000s 95.01 per 100 people 92.28 per 100 people 2.73 per 100 people Netherlands
2010s 118.51 per 100 people 131.01 per 100 people 12.5 per 100 people Switzerland
2020s 122.9 per 100 people 126.85 per 100 people 3.95 per 100 people Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Netherlands or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 129.47 per 100 people against 128.54 per 100 people in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Netherlands and Switzerland?
0.93 per 100 people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Netherlands ranks 62nd and Switzerland ranks 59th 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

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
260 places, 13,015 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.