North Korea vs New Zealand: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- North Korea
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 6.78 million against 6.35 million in North Korea, a difference of 429,560.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.
North Korea ranks 116th and New Zealand ranks 114th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 4,130 | 4,130 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0 | 421,860 | 421,860 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 6,926 | 3.28 million | 3.27 million | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.58 million | 5.38 million | 2.80 million | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 6.12 million | 6.01 million | 106,480 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, North Korea or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 6.78 million against 6.35 million in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between North Korea and New Zealand?
- 429,560, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and New Zealand?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and New Zealand rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- North Korea ranks 116th and New Zealand ranks 114th of 212 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.