Italy vs Ukraine: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people

Italy
132.57 per 100 people
in 2024
Ukraine
133.38 per 100 people
in 2023
Italy rank
51st
Ukraine rank
49th

Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Italy
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 133.38 per 100 people against 132.57 per 100 people in Italy, a difference of 0.81 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ukraine ahead.

Italy ranks 51st and Ukraine ranks 49th of 212 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Ukraine Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0232 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0.0232 per 100 people Italy
1990s 13.69 per 100 people 0.0882 per 100 people 13.6 per 100 people Italy
2000s 117.67 per 100 people 58.51 per 100 people 59.16 per 100 people Italy
2010s 147.95 per 100 people 131.82 per 100 people 16.13 per 100 people Italy
2020s 130.95 per 100 people 129.5 per 100 people 1.45 per 100 people Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Italy or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 133.38 per 100 people against 132.57 per 100 people in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Italy and Ukraine?
0.81 per 100 people, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Ukraine?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Italy and Ukraine rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Italy ranks 51st and Ukraine ranks 49th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

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