Denmark vs Finland: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 7.57 million against 7.07 million in Finland, a difference of 502,580.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.
Denmark ranks 108th and Finland ranks 111th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 46,031 | 76,687 | 30,656 | Finland |
| 1990s | 953,887 | 1.30 million | 341,201 | Finland |
| 2000s | 5.27 million | 5.37 million | 99,460 | Finland |
| 2010s | 7.07 million | 7.77 million | 699,716 | Finland |
| 2020s | 7.44 million | 7.12 million | 315,022 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Denmark or Finland?
- Denmark, at 7.57 million against 7.07 million in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Denmark and Finland?
- 502,580, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Denmark ranks 108th and Finland ranks 111th 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.