Germany vs Netherlands: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Germany

129.15 per 100 people

in 2024

Netherlands

128.54 per 100 people

in 2024

Germany rank

60th

Netherlands rank

62nd

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

Germany currently reports 129.15 per 100 people against 128.54 per 100 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.612 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.

Germany ranks 60th and Netherlands ranks 62nd of 212 countries.

Indicator: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit: per 100 people
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 8,985 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.