North Korea vs Oman: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- North Korea
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 6.35 million against 6.35 million in North Korea, a difference of 440.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Oman has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 116th and Oman ranks 115th of 214 countries.
Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 576.7 | 576.7 | Oman |
| 1990s | 0 | 31,854 | 31,854 | Oman |
| 2000s | 6,926 | 1.52 million | 1.51 million | Oman |
| 2010s | 2.58 million | 5.93 million | 3.34 million | Oman |
| 2020s | 6.12 million | 6.38 million | 262,727 | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, North Korea or Oman?
- Oman, at 6.35 million against 6.35 million in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between North Korea and Oman?
- 440, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Oman?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do North Korea and Oman rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- North Korea ranks 116th and Oman ranks 115th 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.