IDA blend vs Saudi Arabia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- IDA blend
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
IDA blend currently reports 581.00 million against 54.18 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 526.82 million.
That makes IDA blend's figure about 10.7 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
IDA blend ranks 34th and Saudi Arabia ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA blend | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 138,896 | 208,064 | 69,168 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 70.96 million | 16.85 million | 54.11 million | IDA blend |
| 2010s | 370.09 million | 48.80 million | 321.30 million | IDA blend |
| 2020s | 600.00 million | 48.70 million | 551.30 million | IDA blend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, IDA blend or Saudi Arabia?
- IDA blend, at 581.00 million against 54.18 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between IDA blend and Saudi Arabia?
- 526.82 million, with IDA blend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Saudi Arabia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do IDA blend and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- IDA blend ranks 34th and Saudi Arabia ranks 34th 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.