Brunei vs Iceland: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Brunei
546,615
in 2024
Iceland
475,724
in 2024
Brunei rank
173rd
Iceland rank
175th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Brunei
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 546,615 against 475,724 in Iceland, a difference of 70,891.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Brunei ranks 173rd and Iceland ranks 175th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Iceland Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 —
1970s 0 0 0 —
1980s 0 1,574 1,574 Iceland
1990s 27,236 49,735 22,499 Iceland
2000s 248,365 288,097 39,732 Iceland
2010s 494,119 377,516 116,603 Brunei
2020s 552,013 452,406 99,607 Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Brunei or Iceland?
Brunei, at 546,615 against 475,724 in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Brunei and Iceland?
70,891, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Iceland?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Iceland rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Brunei ranks 173rd and Iceland ranks 175th 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.