Germany vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Germany
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 1.38 billion against 109.20 million in Germany, a difference of 1.27 billion.
That makes South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 12.7 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
Germany ranks 18th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 33,601 | 0 | 33,601 | Germany |
| 1990s | 6.09 million | 612,370 | 5.48 million | Germany |
| 2000s | 77.13 million | 203.29 million | 126.17 million | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2010s | 99.55 million | 1.32 billion | 1.22 billion | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2020s | 106.56 million | 1.41 billion | 1.30 billion | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Germany or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 1.38 billion against 109.20 million in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Germany and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 1.27 billion, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Germany and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Germany ranks 18th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th 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.