France vs Least developed countries: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- France
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Least developed countries currently reports 1.05 billion against 77.53 million in France, a difference of 971.47 million.
That makes Least developed countries's figure about 13.5 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Least developed countries ahead.
France ranks 26th and Least developed countries ranks 24th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Least developed countries in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 32,502 | 0 | 32,502 | France |
| 1990s | 4.48 million | 154,446 | 4.32 million | France |
| 2000s | 46.19 million | 65.54 million | 19.35 million | Least developed countries |
| 2010s | 65.43 million | 553.94 million | 488.50 million | Least developed countries |
| 2020s | 75.61 million | 879.50 million | 803.89 million | Least developed countries |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, France or Least developed countries?
- Least developed countries, at 1.05 billion against 77.53 million in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between France and Least developed countries?
- 971.47 million, with Least developed countries ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Least developed countries?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and Least developed countries rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- France ranks 26th and Least developed countries ranks 24th 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.