New Zealand vs Turkmenistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions

New Zealand
6.78 million
in 2024
Turkmenistan
6.25 million
in 2021
New Zealand rank
114th
Turkmenistan rank
117th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • New Zealand
  • Turkmenistan
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 6.78 million against 6.25 million in Turkmenistan, a difference of 528,320.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

New Zealand ranks 114th and Turkmenistan ranks 117th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 4,130 0 4,130 New Zealand
1990s 421,860 950 420,910 New Zealand
2000s 3.28 million 405,471 2.88 million New Zealand
2010s 5.37 million 6.22 million 849,059 Turkmenistan
2020s 6.04 million 6.21 million 168,730 Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, New Zealand or Turkmenistan?
New Zealand, at 6.78 million against 6.25 million in Turkmenistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between New Zealand and Turkmenistan?
528,320, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Turkmenistan?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and Turkmenistan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
New Zealand ranks 114th 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 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.