Egypt, Arab Rep. vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Egypt, Arab Rep.
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 1.38 billion against 113.19 million in Egypt, Arab Rep., a difference of 1.27 billion.
That makes South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 12.2 times Egypt, Arab Rep.'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 17th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt, Arab Rep. averaged higher in 1 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt, Arab Rep. | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 926.7 | 0 | 926.7 | Egypt, Arab Rep. |
| 1990s | 67,954 | 612,370 | 544,417 | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2000s | 18.05 million | 203.29 million | 185.25 million | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2010s | 92.98 million | 1.32 billion | 1.23 billion | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2020s | 102.06 million | 1.41 billion | 1.30 billion | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Egypt, Arab Rep. or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 1.38 billion against 113.19 million in Egypt, Arab Rep. as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Egypt, Arab Rep. and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 1.27 billion, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt, Arab Rep. and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt, Arab Rep. and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Egypt, Arab Rep. ranks 17th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th of 212 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.