Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Spain: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Spain
How they compare
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 765.00 million against 62.41 million in Spain, a difference of 702.59 million.
That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 12.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and Spain ranks 30th of 48 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 3,239 | 6,759 | 3,520 | Spain |
| 1990s | 8.62 million | 3.07 million | 5.55 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 243.02 million | 40.08 million | 202.94 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 661.33 million | 52.02 million | 609.30 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 705.40 million | 59.01 million | 646.39 million | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Spain?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 765.00 million against 62.41 million in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?
- 702.59 million, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and Spain ranks 30th 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.