India vs Russia: Mobile phone subscriptions

India
1.15 billion
in 2024
Russia
269.52 million
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Russia rank
5th

Mobile phone subscriptions over time

  • India
  • Russia
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.15 billion against 269.52 million in Russia, a difference of 881.84 million.

That makes India's figure about 4.3 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Russia ahead.

Globally, India ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 5th of 212 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile phone subscriptions
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, 9,009 data points, 1980–2024
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