Canada vs Other small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Canada
- Other small states
How they compare
Canada currently reports 37.40 million against 17.44 million in Other small states, a difference of 19.96 million.
That makes Canada's figure about 2.1 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Other small states ahead.
Canada ranks 44th and Other small states ranks 45th of 214 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 71,818 | 3,304 | 68,513 | Canada |
| 1990s | 2.81 million | 306,596 | 2.51 million | Canada |
| 2000s | 16.15 million | 5.54 million | 10.61 million | Canada |
| 2010s | 29.73 million | 14.22 million | 15.51 million | Canada |
| 2020s | 33.80 million | 16.62 million | 17.17 million | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Canada or Other small states?
- Canada, at 37.40 million against 17.44 million in Other small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Canada and Other small states?
- 19.96 million, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Other small states?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Canada and Other small states rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Canada ranks 44th and Other small states ranks 45th 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.