East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Iran: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Iran
How they compare
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 2.79 billion against 159.39 million in Iran, a difference of 2.63 billion.
That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 17.5 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Iran ranks 11th of 48 groups.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 20,945 | 0 | 20,945 | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 12.98 million | 120,446 | 12.86 million | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 557.57 million | 16.31 million | 541.26 million | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 2.07 billion | 75.10 million | 2.00 billion | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 2.69 billion | 143.85 million | 2.55 billion | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Iran?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 2.79 billion against 159.39 million in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iran?
- 2.63 billion, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iran?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Iran rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th and Iran ranks 11th of 48 groups.
- 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.