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

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
550.04 million
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
54.18 million
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
36th
Saudi Arabia rank
34th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 550.04 million against 54.18 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 495.86 million.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 10.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th and Saudi Arabia ranks 34th of 48 groups.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 244,468 208,064 36,404 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 58.13 million 16.85 million 41.29 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 417.96 million 48.80 million 369.16 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2020s 595.31 million 45.61 million 549.70 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 Saudi Arabia?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 550.04 million against 54.18 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Saudi Arabia?
495.86 million, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Saudi Arabia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 36th and Saudi Arabia ranks 34th of 48 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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About this data

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 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.