IDA & IBRD total vs United States: Mobile cellular subscriptions

IDA & IBRD total
7.55 billion
in 2025
United States
390.99 million
in 2024
IDA & IBRD total rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • IDA & IBRD total
  • United States
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How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 7.55 billion against 390.99 million in United States, a difference of 7.16 billion.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 19.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, IDA & IBRD total averaged higher in 3 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA & IBRD total United States Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 —
1970s 0 0 0 —
1980s 39,773 1.13 million 1.09 million United States
1990s 27.19 million 35.24 million 8.05 million United States
2000s 1.45 billion 194.34 million 1.26 billion IDA & IBRD total
2010s 5.64 billion 323.51 million 5.31 billion IDA & IBRD total
2020s 7.16 billion 372.57 million 6.79 billion IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, IDA & IBRD total or United States?
IDA & IBRD total, at 7.55 billion against 390.99 million in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between IDA & IBRD total and United States?
7.16 billion, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and United States?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do IDA & IBRD total and United States rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd 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.