Mobile cellular subscriptions in Africa

39 countries in Africa, 2024. Unit: per 100 people. World ranking →

First in the ranking
183.9 /100
Côte d'Ivoire
Median country
108.7 /100
half above, half below
World
110.4 /100
World Bank aggregate
Range
49.5 to 183.9
Mozambique - Côte d'Ivoire

How to read it

Across 39 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Côte d'Ivoire (183.9 /100) and the lowest in Mozambique (49.5 /100).

The median country is at 108.7 /100: half are above, half below.

Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice…

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Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) · via World Bank WDI (IT.CEL.SETS.P2) · licence

Mobile subscriptions over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Côte d'Ivoire183.9
2South Africa179.3
3Mauritius172.7
4Botswana164.0
5Morocco153.1
6Guinea-Bissau147.2
7Eswatini139.8
8Tanzania126.6
9Kenya126.5
10The Gambia126.2
11Benin125.9
12Seychelles125.6
13Gabon125.3
14Senegal123.9
15Tunisia117.6
16Burkina Faso116.6
17Algeria115.5
18Ghana113.6
19Cabo Verde111.8
20Zambia108.7
21Cameroon108.2
22Egypt97.1
23Republic of the Congo95.5
24Zimbabwe94.2
25Rwanda93.2
26Mauritania92.1
27Namibia85.2
28Uganda83.2
29Togo80.8
30Chad72.9
31Nigeria70.8
32Lesotho70.3
33Angola69.7
34Malawi69.3
35Ethiopia65.1
36São Tomé and Principe62.4
37Niger60.6
38Democratic Republic of the Congo58.5
39Mozambique49.5
World Bank, WDI · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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