New Zealand vs Oman: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- New Zealand
- Oman
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 6.78 million against 6.35 million in Oman, a difference of 429,120.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Oman ahead.
New Zealand ranks 114th and Oman ranks 115th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Oman in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 4,130 | 576.7 | 3,553 | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 421,860 | 31,854 | 390,006 | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.28 million | 1.52 million | 1.76 million | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 5.47 million | 5.98 million | 503,775 | Oman |
| 2020s | 6.28 million | 6.36 million | 86,718 | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, New Zealand or Oman?
- New Zealand, at 6.78 million against 6.35 million in Oman as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between New Zealand and Oman?
- 429,120, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Oman?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Oman rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- New Zealand ranks 114th 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.