Faroe Islands vs Greenland: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Faroe Islands
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 66,425 against 57,146 in Faroe Islands, a difference of 9,279.
That makes Greenland's figure about 1.2 times Faroe Islands's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 199th and Greenland ranks 196th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Greenland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3,451 | 3,665 | 213.5 | Greenland |
| 2000s | 41,154 | 39,577 | 1,577 | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 57,140 | 60,346 | 3,206 | Greenland |
| 2020s | 58,524 | 66,329 | 7,805 | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Faroe Islands or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 66,425 against 57,146 in Faroe Islands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Faroe Islands and Greenland?
- 9,279, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Greenland?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Faroe Islands and Greenland rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Faroe Islands ranks 199th and Greenland ranks 196th 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.