Italy vs Tanzania: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Italy
78.67 million
in 2024
Tanzania
86.77 million
in 2024
Italy rank
25th
Tanzania rank
22nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Italy
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 86.77 million against 78.67 million in Italy, a difference of 8.10 million.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.

Italy ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 22nd of 214 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 13,167 0 13,167 Italy
1990s 7.79 million 12,200 7.78 million Italy
2000s 68.93 million 5.15 million 63.78 million Italy
2010s 89.40 million 34.40 million 55.00 million Italy
2020s 78.27 million 64.49 million 13.78 million Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Italy or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 86.77 million against 78.67 million in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Italy and Tanzania?
8.10 million, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Tanzania?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and Tanzania rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Italy ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 22nd 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.