Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Upper middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Iran, Islamic Republic of
1.74 units per person
in 2024
Upper middle income
1.22 units per person
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
14th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 1.74 units per person against 1.22 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.52 units per person.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 1.4 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Upper middle income 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 Upper middle income
1990s 0.0019 units per person 0.009 units per person 0.0071 units per person Upper middle income
2010s 1.05 units per person 1.05 units per person 0.0028 units per person Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s 1.6 units per person 1.15 units per person 0.4519 units per person Iran, Islamic Republic of

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 Upper middle income?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 1.74 units per person against 1.22 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Upper middle income?
0.52 units per person, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Upper middle income?
38 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Upper middle income rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 14th 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

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.