Norway vs Turkmenistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Norway
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 6.25 million against 6.10 million in Norway, a difference of 156,680.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Norway ranks 119th and Turkmenistan ranks 117th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Turkmenistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 66,526 | 0 | 66,526 | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.03 million | 950 | 1.03 million | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.44 million | 405,471 | 4.04 million | Norway |
| 2010s | 5.72 million | 6.22 million | 499,567 | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 5.88 million | 6.21 million | 333,695 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Norway or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 6.25 million against 6.10 million in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Norway and Turkmenistan?
- 156,680, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Turkmenistan?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Norway and Turkmenistan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Norway ranks 119th and Turkmenistan ranks 117th 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.