Germany vs Spain: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Germany

129.15 per 100 people

in 2024

Spain

130.26 per 100 people

in 2024

Germany rank

60th

Spain rank

57th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

Spain currently reports 130.26 per 100 people against 129.15 per 100 people in Germany, a difference of 1.11 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Spain ahead.

Germany ranks 60th and Spain ranks 57th 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.