Algeria vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Algeria
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 664.00 million against 54.05 million in Algeria, a difference of 609.95 million.
That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 12.3 times Algeria's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 35th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 212 countries.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,092 | 3,092 | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 13,995 | 3.01 million | 3.00 million | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 12.89 million | 250.13 million | 237.23 million | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 41.74 million | 566.84 million | 525.09 million | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 49.43 million | 618.00 million | 568.57 million | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Algeria or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 664.00 million against 54.05 million in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Algeria and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 609.95 million, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Algeria ranks 35th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.