Bangladesh vs Iran: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Bangladesh
- Iran
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 187.58 million against 159.39 million in Iran, a difference of 28.19 million.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Iran ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 25,835 | 120,446 | 94,611 | Iran |
| 2000s | 16.45 million | 16.31 million | 144,540 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 123.85 million | 75.10 million | 48.76 million | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 185.04 million | 143.85 million | 41.20 million | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Bangladesh or Iran?
- Bangladesh, at 187.58 million against 159.39 million in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Bangladesh and Iran?
- 28.19 million, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Iran rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th and Iran ranks 11th of 214 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.