Poland vs South Asia: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Poland
138.02 per 100 people
in 2024
South Asia
81.7 per 100 people
in 2025
Poland rank
45th
South Asia rank
43rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Poland
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 138.02 per 100 people against 81.7 per 100 people in South Asia, a difference of 56.32 per 100 people.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.7 times South Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia ahead.

Poland ranks 45th and South Asia ranks 43rd of 212 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland South Asia 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 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 1.84 per 100 people 0.0454 per 100 people 1.79 per 100 people Poland
2000s 70.16 per 100 people 12.72 per 100 people 57.44 per 100 people Poland
2010s 135.94 per 100 people 74.29 per 100 people 61.64 per 100 people Poland
2020s 134.49 per 100 people 85.24 per 100 people 49.25 per 100 people Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Poland or South Asia?
Poland, at 138.02 per 100 people against 81.7 per 100 people in South Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Poland and South Asia?
56.32 per 100 people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and South Asia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Poland and South Asia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Poland ranks 45th and South Asia ranks 43rd 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.