Indonesia vs Russia: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Indonesia
347.31 million
in 2024
Russia
269.52 million
in 2024
Indonesia rank
4th
Russia rank
5th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Indonesia
  • Russia
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M196019922024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 347.31 million against 269.52 million in Russia, a difference of 77.80 million.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 4th and Russia ranks 5th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Russia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 3,657 0 3,657 Indonesia
1990s 518,576 295,824 222,751 Indonesia
2000s 57.91 million 100.99 million 43.08 million Russia
2010s 320.23 million 224.18 million 96.05 million Indonesia
2020s 352.71 million 252.62 million 100.09 million Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Indonesia or Russia?
Indonesia, at 347.31 million against 269.52 million in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Indonesia and Russia?
77.80 million, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Russia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Russia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Indonesia ranks 4th and Russia ranks 5th of 214 countries.
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
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.