European Union vs Saudi Arabia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- European Union
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
European Union currently reports 552.32 million against 54.18 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 498.13 million.
That makes European Union's figure about 10.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 35th and Saudi Arabia ranks 34th of 47 groups.
European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.53 million | 208,064 | 33.32 million | European Union |
| 2000s | 391.10 million | 16.85 million | 374.25 million | European Union |
| 2010s | 540.49 million | 48.80 million | 491.70 million | European Union |
| 2020s | 546.99 million | 45.61 million | 501.38 million | European Union |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, European Union or Saudi Arabia?
- European Union, at 552.32 million against 54.18 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between European Union and Saudi Arabia?
- 498.13 million, with European Union ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Saudi Arabia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do European Union and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- European Union ranks 35th and Saudi Arabia ranks 34th of 47 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.