What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Israel and North America?

0.53 units per person, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and North America?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Israel vs North America: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Israel

1.66 units per person

in 2024

North America

1.13 units per person

in 2025

Israel rank

18th

North America rank

20th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Israel
North America

How they compare

Israel currently reports 1.66 units per person against 1.13 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.53 units per person.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.5 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.

Israel ranks 18th and North America ranks 20th of 213 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	North America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1433 units per person	0.1265 units per person	0.0168 units per person	Israel
2000s	1.05 units per person	0.6403 units per person	0.4145 units per person	Israel
2010s	1.21 units per person	0.9913 units per person	0.2173 units per person	Israel
2020s	1.44 units per person	1.09 units per person	0.3534 units per person	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Israel or North America?: Israel, at 1.66 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 Israel and North America?: 0.53 units per person, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and North America?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Israel and North America rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Israel ranks 18th and North America ranks 20th 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.