India vs Pakistan: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

India

79.35 per 100 people

in 2024

Pakistan

76.85 per 100 people

in 2024

India rank

167th

Pakistan rank

168th

Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

India currently reports 79.35 per 100 people against 76.85 per 100 people in Pakistan, a difference of 2.5 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.

India ranks 167th and Pakistan ranks 168th 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