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

0 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.

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

53 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 Switzerland: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

New Zealand

1.28 units per person

in 2024

Switzerland

1.28 units per person

in 2024

New Zealand rank

62nd

Switzerland rank

61st

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

New Zealand
Switzerland

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Switzerland ahead.

New Zealand ranks 62nd and Switzerland ranks 61st of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Switzerland	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	0.0013 units per person	0.0016 units per person	0.0004 units per person	Switzerland
1990s	0.1124 units per person	0.1132 units per person	0.0008 units per person	Switzerland
2000s	0.7941 units per person	0.9222 units per person	0.1281 units per person	Switzerland
2010s	1.18 units per person	1.31 units per person	0.1266 units per person	Switzerland
2020s	1.22 units per person	1.27 units per person	0.0472 units per person	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, New Zealand or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 1.28 units per person against 1.28 units per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between New Zealand and Switzerland?: 0 units per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Switzerland?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Switzerland rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: New Zealand ranks 62nd and Switzerland ranks 61st 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.