What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Iceland and Latvia?

0.01 units per person, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?

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.

Iceland vs Latvia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Iceland

1.23 units per person

in 2024

Latvia

1.22 units per person

in 2024

Iceland rank

82nd

Latvia rank

85th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Iceland
Latvia

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 1.23 units per person against 1.22 units per person in Latvia, a difference of 0.01 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latvia ahead.

Iceland ranks 82nd and Latvia ranks 85th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 4 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Latvia	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	0.0089 units per person	0 units per person	0.0089 units per person	Iceland
1990s	0.1829 units per person	0.0239 units per person	0.159 units per person	Iceland
2000s	0.9623 units per person	0.7019 units per person	0.2604 units per person	Iceland
2010s	1.13 units per person	1.21 units per person	0.0749 units per person	Latvia
2020s	1.19 units per person	1.16 units per person	0.0354 units per person	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Iceland or Latvia?: Iceland, at 1.23 units per person against 1.22 units per person in Latvia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Iceland and Latvia?: 0.01 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Latvia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Iceland ranks 82nd and Latvia ranks 85th of 213 countries.
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.