Netherlands vs Romania: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Netherlands
23.43 million
in 2024
Romania
22.78 million
in 2024
Netherlands rank
58th
Romania rank
61st

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Netherlands
  • Romania
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 23.43 million against 22.78 million in Romania, a difference of 650,000.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Romania ahead.

Netherlands ranks 58th and Romania ranks 61st of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Romania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 13,330 0 13,330 Netherlands
1990s 1.43 million 222,914 1.20 million Netherlands
2000s 15.62 million 12.80 million 2.82 million Netherlands
2010s 20.29 million 23.02 million 2.73 million Romania
2020s 22.03 million 23.02 million 989,000 Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Netherlands or Romania?
Netherlands, at 23.43 million against 22.78 million in Romania as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Netherlands and Romania?
650,000, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Romania?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Romania rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Netherlands ranks 58th and Romania ranks 61st 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.