What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between New Zealand and Spain?

0 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?

50 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.

New Zealand vs Spain: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

New Zealand

1.28 units per person

in 2024

Spain

1.28 units per person

in 2024

New Zealand rank

62nd

Spain rank

64th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

New Zealand
Spain

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.28 units per person against 1.28 units per person in Spain, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.

New Zealand ranks 62nd and Spain ranks 64th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Spain	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	0.0018 units per person	0.0002 units per person	0.0016 units per person	New Zealand
1990s	0.1124 units per person	0.0765 units per person	0.0359 units per person	New Zealand
2000s	0.7941 units per person	0.9174 units per person	0.1233 units per person	Spain
2010s	1.18 units per person	1.12 units per person	0.0688 units per person	New Zealand
2020s	1.22 units per person	1.23 units per person	0.0112 units per person	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, New Zealand or Spain?: New Zealand, at 1.28 units per person against 1.28 units per person in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between New Zealand and Spain?: 0 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: New Zealand ranks 62nd and Spain ranks 64th 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.