France vs United Kingdom: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 84.10 million against 77.53 million in France, a difference of 6.58 million.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times France's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
France ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 214 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 32,502 | 200,500 | 167,998 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 4.48 million | 7.40 million | 2.92 million | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 46.19 million | 61.37 million | 15.18 million | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 65.43 million | 78.62 million | 13.19 million | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 75.61 million | 81.20 million | 5.60 million | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, France or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 84.10 million against 77.53 million in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between France and United Kingdom?
- 6.58 million, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- France ranks 26th and United Kingdom 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.