Iran vs North America: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Iran
1.74 units per person
in 2024
North America
1.13 units per person
in 2025
Iran rank
15th
North America rank
18th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- Iran
- North America
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.74 units per person against 1.13 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.61 units per person.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.5 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
Iran ranks 15th and North America ranks 18th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and North America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | North America | 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 | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | North America |
| 1990s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.1265 units per person | 0.1246 units per person | North America |
| 2000s | 0.2185 units per person | 0.6403 units per person | 0.4217 units per person | North America |
| 2010s | 0.9072 units per person | 0.9913 units per person | 0.0841 units per person | North America |
| 2020s | 1.6 units per person | 1.09 units per person | 0.5156 units per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Iran or North America?
- Iran, at 1.74 units per person against 1.13 units per person in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Iran and North America?
- 0.61 units per person, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and North America?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iran and North America rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Iran ranks 15th and North America ranks 18th 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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About this data
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.