North Korea vs Norway: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- North Korea
- Norway
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 6.35 million against 6.10 million in Norway, a difference of 255,440.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
North Korea ranks 116th and Norway ranks 119th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 66,526 | 66,526 | Norway |
| 1990s | 0 | 1.03 million | 1.03 million | Norway |
| 2000s | 6,926 | 4.44 million | 4.44 million | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.58 million | 5.72 million | 3.14 million | Norway |
| 2020s | 6.12 million | 5.95 million | 169,487 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, North Korea or Norway?
- North Korea, at 6.35 million against 6.10 million in Norway as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between North Korea and Norway?
- 255,440, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Norway?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Norway rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- North Korea ranks 116th and Norway ranks 119th 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.