French Polynesia vs Iceland: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- French Polynesia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 475,724 against 333,905 in French Polynesia, a difference of 141,819.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.4 times French Polynesia's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
French Polynesia ranks 177th and Iceland ranks 175th of 214 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | French Polynesia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 2,206 | 2,206 | Iceland |
| 1990s | 4,228 | 49,735 | 45,507 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 115,780 | 288,097 | 172,316 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 262,179 | 377,516 | 115,336 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 329,872 | 446,576 | 116,704 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, French Polynesia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 475,724 against 333,905 in French Polynesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between French Polynesia and Iceland?
- 141,819, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Iceland?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do French Polynesia and Iceland rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- French Polynesia ranks 177th and Iceland ranks 175th 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.