Iran vs Pakistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Iran
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 193.11 million against 159.39 million in Iran, a difference of 33.72 million.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.
Iran ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 8th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 120,446 | 77,040 | 43,406 | Iran |
| 2000s | 16.31 million | 30.27 million | 13.96 million | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 75.10 million | 131.80 million | 56.71 million | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 143.85 million | 187.93 million | 44.09 million | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Iran or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 193.11 million against 159.39 million in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Iran and Pakistan?
- 33.72 million, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Pakistan?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Pakistan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Iran ranks 11th and Pakistan ranks 8th 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
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.