New Zealand vs Spain: Mobile cellular subscriptions

New Zealand
130.09 per 100 people
in 2024
Spain
130.26 per 100 people
in 2024
New Zealand rank
58th
Spain rank
57th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • New Zealand
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 130.26 per 100 people against 130.09 per 100 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.17 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

New Zealand ranks 58th and Spain ranks 57th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Spain 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 0.1773 per 100 people 0.0174 per 100 people 0.1599 per 100 people New Zealand
1990s 11.24 per 100 people 7.62 per 100 people 3.62 per 100 people New Zealand
2000s 79.4 per 100 people 91.08 per 100 people 11.68 per 100 people Spain
2010s 118.28 per 100 people 110.85 per 100 people 7.43 per 100 people New Zealand
2020s 122.08 per 100 people 123.42 per 100 people 1.34 per 100 people Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, New Zealand or Spain?
Spain, at 130.26 per 100 people against 130.09 per 100 people in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between New Zealand and Spain?
0.17 per 100 people, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
New Zealand ranks 58th and Spain ranks 57th 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.