Saudi Arabia vs Ukraine: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Ukraine
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 54.18 million against 50.33 million in Ukraine, a difference of 3.86 million.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 34th and Ukraine ranks 37th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 208,064 | 43,833 | 164,231 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 16.85 million | 27.19 million | 10.35 million | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 48.80 million | 57.44 million | 8.65 million | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 47.33 million | 52.38 million | 5.05 million | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Saudi Arabia or Ukraine?
- Saudi Arabia, at 54.18 million against 50.33 million in Ukraine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Saudi Arabia and Ukraine?
- 3.86 million, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Ukraine?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Ukraine rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 34th and Ukraine ranks 37th 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.