Italy vs Russia: Adoption of communication technologies

Italy
20.30 million
in 2024
Russia
20.82 million
in 2023
Italy rank
13th
Russia rank
12th

Adoption of communication technologies over time

  • Italy
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 20.82 million against 20.30 million in Italy, a difference of 514,200.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 13th and Russia ranks 12th of 212 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Adoption of communication technologies
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, 11,803 data points, 1960–2024
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