IBRD only vs India: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- IBRD only
- India
How they compare
IBRD only currently reports 5.82 billion against 1.15 billion in India, a difference of 4.67 billion.
That makes IBRD only's figure about 5.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.
IBRD only ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
IBRD only has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IBRD only | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 27,841 | 0 | 27,841 | IBRD only |
| 1990s | 26.75 million | 436,620 | 26.32 million | IBRD only |
| 2000s | 1.29 billion | 147.08 million | 1.15 billion | IBRD only |
| 2010s | 4.59 billion | 996.64 million | 3.60 billion | IBRD only |
| 2020s | 5.56 billion | 1.15 billion | 4.41 billion | IBRD only |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, IBRD only or India?
- IBRD only, at 5.82 billion against 1.15 billion in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between IBRD only and India?
- 4.67 billion, with IBRD only ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and India?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do IBRD only and India rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- IBRD only ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd 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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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.