What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Kuwait?

0.07 units per person, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Kuwait?

52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Kuwait: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Iran, Islamic Republic of

1.74 units per person

in 2024

Kuwait

1.67 units per person

in 2023

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

15th

Kuwait rank

17th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Kuwait

How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 1.74 units per person against 1.67 units per person in Kuwait, a difference of 0.07 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 15th and Kuwait ranks 17th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Kuwait	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	0.0029 units per person	0.0029 units per person	Kuwait
1990s	0.0019 units per person	0.0733 units per person	0.0714 units per person	Kuwait
2000s	0.2185 units per person	0.596 units per person	0.3774 units per person	Kuwait
2010s	0.9072 units per person	1.73 units per person	0.8205 units per person	Kuwait
2020s	1.57 units per person	1.62 units per person	0.0498 units per person	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Kuwait?: Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 1.74 units per person against 1.67 units per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Kuwait?: 0.07 units per person, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Kuwait?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Kuwait rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 15th and Kuwait ranks 17th 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.