Brazil vs IBRD only: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Brazil
- IBRD only
How they compare
IBRD only currently reports 5.82 billion against 216.08 million in Brazil, a difference of 5.61 billion.
That makes IBRD only's figure about 26.9 times Brazil's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, IBRD only has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 7th and IBRD only ranks 5th of 214 countries.
IBRD only has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | IBRD only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 27,841 | 27,841 | IBRD only |
| 1990s | 3.15 million | 26.75 million | 23.60 million | IBRD only |
| 2000s | 82.59 million | 1.29 billion | 1.21 billion | IBRD only |
| 2010s | 236.60 million | 4.59 billion | 4.36 billion | IBRD only |
| 2020s | 213.56 million | 5.56 billion | 5.35 billion | IBRD only |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Brazil or IBRD only?
- IBRD only, at 5.82 billion against 216.08 million in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Brazil and IBRD only?
- 5.61 billion, with IBRD only ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and IBRD only?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and IBRD only rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Brazil ranks 7th and IBRD only ranks 5th 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.