What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Portugal and Romania?

0.01 units per person, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?

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.

Portugal vs Romania: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Portugal

1.21 units per person

in 2024

Romania

1.2 units per person

in 2024

Portugal rank

89th

Romania rank

91st

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Portugal
Romania

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.21 units per person against 1.2 units per person in Romania, a difference of 0.01 units per person.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.

Portugal ranks 89th and Romania ranks 91st of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Romania	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	Portugal
1990s	0.1042 units per person	0.0099 units per person	0.0943 units per person	Portugal
2000s	1.02 units per person	0.6104 units per person	0.4087 units per person	Portugal
2010s	1.15 units per person	1.16 units per person	0.0155 units per person	Romania
2020s	1.2 units per person	1.2 units per person	0.0043 units per person	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Portugal or Romania?: Portugal, at 1.21 units per person against 1.2 units per person in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Portugal and Romania?: 0.01 units per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Portugal ranks 89th and Romania ranks 91st 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.