Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate
Malawi
16.34 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
3.91 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malawi rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
8th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 16.34 % change on previous year against 3.91 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 12.43 % change on previous year.
That makes Malawi's figure about 4.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 212 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 280.52 % change on previous year | 81.31 % change on previous year | 199.21 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2000s | 62.2 % change on previous year | 48.29 % change on previous year | 13.91 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2010s | 14.11 % change on previous year | 11.01 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | Malawi |
| 2020s | 11.18 % change on previous year | 5.5 % change on previous year | 5.69 % change on previous year | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Malawi, at 16.34 % change on previous year against 3.91 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 12.43 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- Malawi ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.