North Korea vs Turkmenistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- North Korea
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 6.35 million against 6.25 million in Turkmenistan, a difference of 98,760.
Across all 48 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 116th and Turkmenistan ranks 117th of 212 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0 | 950 | 950 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 6,926 | 405,471 | 398,545 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 2.43 million | 6.27 million | 3.84 million | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 6.00 million | 6.21 million | 209,730 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, North Korea or Turkmenistan?
- North Korea, at 6.35 million against 6.25 million in Turkmenistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 98,760, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkmenistan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do North Korea and Turkmenistan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- North Korea ranks 116th and Turkmenistan ranks 117th 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.