Pakistan vs Russia: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Pakistan
193.11 million
in 2024
Russia
269.52 million
in 2024
Pakistan rank
8th
Russia rank
5th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Pakistan
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 269.52 million against 193.11 million in Pakistan, a difference of 76.40 million.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.4 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Russia ahead.

Pakistan ranks 8th and Russia ranks 5th of 214 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan Russia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 77,040 295,824 218,784 Russia
2000s 30.27 million 100.99 million 70.73 million Russia
2010s 131.80 million 224.18 million 92.37 million Russia
2020s 187.93 million 252.62 million 64.69 million Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Pakistan or Russia?
Russia, at 269.52 million against 193.11 million in Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Pakistan and Russia?
76.40 million, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Russia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and Russia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Pakistan ranks 8th and Russia ranks 5th 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.