France vs Italy: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 78.67 million against 77.53 million in France, a difference of 1.15 million.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
France ranks 26th and Italy ranks 25th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 32,502 | 13,167 | 19,335 | France |
| 1990s | 4.48 million | 7.79 million | 3.32 million | Italy |
| 2000s | 46.19 million | 68.93 million | 22.74 million | Italy |
| 2010s | 65.43 million | 89.40 million | 23.97 million | Italy |
| 2020s | 75.61 million | 78.17 million | 2.56 million | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, France or Italy?
- Italy, at 78.67 million against 77.53 million in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between France and Italy?
- 1.15 million, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- France ranks 26th and Italy ranks 25th 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.