Germany vs Turkey: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Germany
- Turkey
How they compare
Germany currently reports 109.20 million against 94.32 million in Turkey, a difference of 14.88 million.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.
Germany ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 19th of 214 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 33,601 | 3,092 | 30,509 | Germany |
| 1990s | 6.09 million | 1.49 million | 4.60 million | Germany |
| 2000s | 77.13 million | 40.85 million | 36.28 million | Germany |
| 2010s | 99.55 million | 72.37 million | 27.18 million | Germany |
| 2020s | 106.56 million | 89.05 million | 17.51 million | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Germany or Turkey?
- Germany, at 109.20 million against 94.32 million in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Germany and Turkey?
- 14.88 million, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Turkey?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Turkey rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Germany ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 19th 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.