North America vs Poland: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- North America
- Poland
How they compare
North America currently reports 434.00 million against 53.19 million in Poland, a difference of 380.81 million.
That makes North America's figure about 8.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.
North America ranks 39th and Poland ranks 36th of 47 groups.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.23 million | 0 | 1.23 million | North America |
| 1990s | 38.06 million | 704,548 | 37.36 million | North America |
| 2000s | 210.54 million | 26.72 million | 183.82 million | North America |
| 2010s | 353.31 million | 51.98 million | 301.34 million | North America |
| 2020s | 407.60 million | 51.62 million | 355.98 million | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, North America or Poland?
- North America, at 434.00 million against 53.19 million in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between North America and Poland?
- 380.81 million, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Poland?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North America and Poland rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- North America ranks 39th and Poland ranks 36th of 47 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.