Iceland vs United Kingdom: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Iceland

120.93 per 100 people

in 2024

United Kingdom

121.64 per 100 people

in 2024

Iceland rank

86th

United Kingdom rank

83rd

Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

United Kingdom currently reports 121.64 per 100 people against 120.93 per 100 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.715 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Iceland ranks 86th and United Kingdom ranks 83rd of 212 countries.

Indicator: Mobile and landline 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, 10,585 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026