France vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- France
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 765.00 million against 77.53 million in France, a difference of 687.47 million.
That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 9.9 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
France ranks 26th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 32,502 | 2,267 | 30,235 | France |
| 1990s | 4.48 million | 8.62 million | 4.14 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 46.19 million | 243.02 million | 196.83 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 65.43 million | 661.33 million | 595.89 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 75.61 million | 695.25 million | 619.64 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, France or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 765.00 million against 77.53 million in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between France and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 687.47 million, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- France ranks 26th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 213 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.