What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between IBRD only and Iran?

0.58 units per person, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Iran?

53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IBRD only vs Iran: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

IBRD only

1.16 units per person

in 2025

Iran

1.74 units per person

in 2024

IBRD only rank

17th

Iran rank

15th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

IBRD only
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.74 units per person against 1.16 units per person in IBRD only, a difference of 0.58 units per person.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.5 times IBRD only's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.

IBRD only ranks 17th and Iran ranks 15th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, IBRD only averaged higher in 4 and Iran in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IBRD only	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1970s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	—
1980s	0 units per person	0 units per person	0 units per person	IBRD only
1990s	0.0069 units per person	0.0019 units per person	0.005 units per person	IBRD only
2000s	0.3024 units per person	0.2185 units per person	0.0838 units per person	IBRD only
2010s	0.9858 units per person	0.9072 units per person	0.0786 units per person	IBRD only
2020s	1.13 units per person	1.6 units per person	0.4759 units per person	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, IBRD only or Iran?: Iran, at 1.74 units per person against 1.16 units per person in IBRD only as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between IBRD only and Iran?: 0.58 units per person, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Iran?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do IBRD only and Iran rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: IBRD only ranks 17th and Iran ranks 15th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.