Norway vs Zambia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Norway
- Zambia
How they compare
Norway currently reports 109.35 per 100 people against 108.7 per 100 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.65 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Norway ranks 121st and Zambia ranks 122nd of 212 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Zambia | 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 | 1.59 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1.59 per 100 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 23.47 per 100 people | 0.0479 per 100 people | 23.43 per 100 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 95.69 per 100 people | 11.24 per 100 people | 84.45 per 100 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 111.3 per 100 people | 69.49 per 100 people | 41.81 per 100 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 109.71 per 100 people | 102.54 per 100 people | 7.16 per 100 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Norway or Zambia?
- Norway, at 109.35 per 100 people against 108.7 per 100 people in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Norway and Zambia?
- 0.65 per 100 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Zambia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Zambia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Norway ranks 121st and Zambia ranks 122nd 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
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.