Peru vs Portugal: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Peru
- Portugal
How they compare
Peru currently reports 124.62 per 100 people against 124.13 per 100 people in Portugal, a difference of 0.49 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Peru ranks 76th and Portugal ranks 78th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Portugal | 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 per 100 people | 0.0028 per 100 people | 0.0028 per 100 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1 per 100 people | 10.4 per 100 people | 9.4 per 100 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 30.97 per 100 people | 101.91 per 100 people | 70.94 per 100 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 112.73 per 100 people | 114.33 per 100 people | 1.59 per 100 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 124.11 per 100 people | 120.8 per 100 people | 3.32 per 100 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Peru or Portugal?
- Peru, at 124.62 per 100 people against 124.13 per 100 people in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Peru and Portugal?
- 0.49 per 100 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Portugal rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Peru ranks 76th and Portugal ranks 78th 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.