Latin America & Caribbean vs United Kingdom: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 779.00 million against 84.10 million in United Kingdom, a difference of 694.90 million.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 9.3 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 48 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 4,689 | 200,500 | 195,811 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 8.92 million | 7.40 million | 1.52 million | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 245.60 million | 61.37 million | 184.23 million | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 668.53 million | 78.62 million | 589.90 million | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 717.20 million | 81.78 million | 635.42 million | Latin America & Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Latin America & Caribbean or United Kingdom?
- Latin America & Caribbean, at 779.00 million against 84.10 million in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom?
- 694.90 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 24th of 48 groups.
- 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.