Saudi Arabia vs World: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Saudi Arabia
- World
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 159.54 per 100 people against 111.5 per 100 people in World, a difference of 48.04 per 100 people.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was World ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd and World ranks 22nd of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 3 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.02 per 100 people | 2.38 per 100 people | 1.35 per 100 people | World |
| 2000s | 125.5 per 100 people | 50.78 per 100 people | 74.72 per 100 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 171.34 per 100 people | 94.49 per 100 people | 76.85 per 100 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 150.31 per 100 people | 107.94 per 100 people | 42.37 per 100 people | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Saudi Arabia or World?
- Saudi Arabia, at 159.54 per 100 people against 111.5 per 100 people in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Saudi Arabia and World?
- 48.04 per 100 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and World?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and World rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd and World ranks 22nd 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.