Russia vs United Arab Emirates: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita

Russia
1.88 units per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
2.04 units per person
in 2024
Russia rank
8th
United Arab Emirates rank
5th

Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita over time

  • Russia
  • United Arab Emirates
00.511.52198020022024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.04 units per person against 1.88 units per person in Russia, a difference of 0.16 units per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Russia ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 212 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per person 0.0066 units per person 0.0066 units per person United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.002 units per person 0.0788 units per person 0.0768 units per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.7055 units per person 0.96 units per person 0.2545 units per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 1.55 units per person 2 units per person 0.4458 units per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 1.75 units per person 1.98 units per person 0.2319 units per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita, Russia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 2.04 units per person against 1.88 units per person in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita between Russia and United Arab Emirates?
0.16 units per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Arab Emirates?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Russia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
Russia ranks 8th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 9,009 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.