Cameroon vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate

Cameroon
15.13 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
3.29 % change on previous year
in 2025
Cameroon rank
13th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
12th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate over time

  • Cameroon
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200400600199020072025

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 15.13 % change on previous year against 3.29 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 11.84 % change on previous year.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 4.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 212 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 31.81 % change on previous year 77.26 % change on previous year 45.45 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 73.84 % change on previous year 45.13 % change on previous year 28.71 % change on previous year Cameroon
2010s 10.74 % change on previous year 11.05 % change on previous year 0.3066 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 8.26 % change on previous year 3.88 % change on previous year 4.37 % change on previous year Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate, Cameroon or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Cameroon, at 15.13 % change on previous year against 3.29 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate between Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
11.84 % change on previous year, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
Cameroon ranks 13th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 12th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
259 places, 7,946 data points, 1981–2025
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The year-on-year percentage change in Mobile cellular subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.