Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Spain: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Spain
How they compare
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 664.00 million against 62.41 million in Spain, a difference of 601.59 million.
That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 10.6 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 30th of 48 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 4,417 | 6,759 | 2,342 | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.01 million | 3.07 million | 58,797 | Spain |
| 2000s | 250.13 million | 40.08 million | 210.05 million | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 566.84 million | 52.02 million | 514.82 million | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 618.00 million | 59.01 million | 558.99 million | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Spain?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 664.00 million against 62.41 million in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?
- 601.59 million, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 30th 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.