Azerbaijan vs Iran: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone
Azerbaijan
86.6%
in 2025
Iran
86.8%
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
96th
Iran rank
95th
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone over time
- Azerbaijan
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 86.8% against 86.6% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 96th and Iran ranks 95th of 182 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.7% | 67.8% | 11.9% | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 80.4% | 3.7% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population that owns a mobile phone, Azerbaijan or Iran?
- Iran, at 86.8% against 86.6% in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population that owns a mobile phone between Azerbaijan and Iran?
- 0.2%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Iran?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Iran rank globally for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Azerbaijan ranks 96th and Iran ranks 95th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).