Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Iraq: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
550.04 million
in 2022
Iraq
46.08 million
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
36th
Iraq rank
39th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 550.04 million against 46.08 million in Iraq, a difference of 503.96 million.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 11.9 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 39th of 47 groups.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 —
1970s 0 0 0 —
1980s 0 0 0 —
1990s 244,468 0 244,468 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 58.13 million 6.32 million 51.81 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 417.96 million 31.52 million 386.44 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2020s 595.31 million 40.64 million 554.67 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Iraq?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 550.04 million against 46.08 million in Iraq as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq?
503.96 million, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Iraq rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th and Iraq ranks 39th of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.