Finland vs New Zealand: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Finland
7.07 million
in 2024
New Zealand
6.78 million
in 2024
Finland rank
111th
New Zealand rank
114th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Finland
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 7.07 million against 6.78 million in New Zealand, a difference of 287,000.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

Finland ranks 111th and New Zealand ranks 114th of 214 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 76,687 4,130 72,557 Finland
1990s 1.30 million 421,860 873,228 Finland
2000s 5.37 million 3.28 million 2.09 million Finland
2010s 7.77 million 5.47 million 2.30 million Finland
2020s 7.12 million 6.28 million 846,200 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Finland or New Zealand?
Finland, at 7.07 million against 6.78 million in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Finland and New Zealand?
287,000, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Finland ranks 111th and New Zealand ranks 114th 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.