United States vs Upper middle income: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- United States
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 3.76 billion against 390.99 million in United States, a difference of 3.37 billion.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 9.6 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.
United States ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1.13 million | 36,664 | 1.10 million | United States |
| 1990s | 35.24 million | 22.25 million | 12.99 million | United States |
| 2010s | 342.89 million | 3.12 billion | 2.78 billion | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 372.57 million | 3.51 billion | 3.14 billion | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, United States or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 3.76 billion against 390.99 million in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between United States and Upper middle income?
- 3.37 billion, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do United States and Upper middle income rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- United States ranks 3rd and Upper middle income ranks 6th 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.