Thailand vs Vietnam: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Thailand
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 128.87 million against 115.13 million in Thailand, a difference of 13.74 million.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Vietnam ahead.
Thailand ranks 15th and Vietnam ranks 14th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 6,420 | 0 | 6,420 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.13 million | 82,160 | 1.04 million | Thailand |
| 2000s | 32.80 million | 25.83 million | 6.97 million | Thailand |
| 2010s | 102.40 million | 126.83 million | 24.43 million | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 119.92 million | 134.40 million | 14.48 million | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Thailand or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 128.87 million against 115.13 million in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Thailand and Vietnam?
- 13.74 million, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Vietnam?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Thailand and Vietnam rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Thailand ranks 15th and Vietnam ranks 14th 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.