Other small states vs Russia: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Other small states
124.94 per 100 people
in 2022
Russia
186.1 per 100 people
in 2024
Other small states rank
10th
Russia rank
8th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Other small states
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 186.1 per 100 people against 124.94 per 100 people in Other small states, a difference of 61.16 per 100 people.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.5 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russia ahead.

Other small states ranks 10th and Russia ranks 8th of 48 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Other small states averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Other small states Russia 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 0.0448 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.0448 per 100 people Other small states
1990s 3.56 per 100 people 0.2008 per 100 people 3.36 per 100 people Other small states
2000s 50.1 per 100 people 70.04 per 100 people 19.94 per 100 people Russia
2010s 111.22 per 100 people 154.37 per 100 people 43.15 per 100 people Russia
2020s 121.14 per 100 people 166.88 per 100 people 45.75 per 100 people Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Other small states or Russia?
Russia, at 186.1 per 100 people against 124.94 per 100 people in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Other small states and Russia?
61.16 per 100 people, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Russia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Other small states and Russia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Other small states ranks 10th and Russia ranks 8th 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

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.