North America vs Saudi Arabia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- North America
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 159.54 per 100 people against 112 per 100 people in North America, a difference of 47.54 per 100 people.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 21st and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 48 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.67 per 100 people | 1.02 per 100 people | 11.64 per 100 people | North America |
| 2000s | 63.79 per 100 people | 76.4 per 100 people | 12.6 per 100 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 97.98 per 100 people | 171.34 per 100 people | 73.36 per 100 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 107 per 100 people | 150.31 per 100 people | 43.31 per 100 people | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, North America or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 159.54 per 100 people against 112 per 100 people in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between North America and Saudi Arabia?
- 47.54 per 100 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do North America and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- North America ranks 21st and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 48 groups.
- 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.