Africa Eastern and Southern vs Saudi Arabia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

Africa Eastern and Southern
734.00 million
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
54.18 million
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
31st
Saudi Arabia rank
34th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Saudi Arabia
0200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M196019922025

How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 734.00 million against 54.18 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 679.82 million.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 13.5 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.35 million 208,064 1.15 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 64.20 million 16.85 million 47.35 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 353.47 million 48.80 million 304.67 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 575.20 million 48.70 million 526.50 million Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Africa Eastern and Southern or Saudi Arabia?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 734.00 million against 54.18 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Africa Eastern and Southern and Saudi Arabia?
679.82 million, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Saudi Arabia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Africa Eastern and Southern vs Saudi Arabia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/mobile-cellular-subscriptions-gaps-filled/africa-eastern-and-southern/saudi-arabia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/mobile-cellular-subscriptions-gaps-filled/africa-eastern-and-southern/saudi-arabia/">Africa Eastern and Southern vs Saudi Arabia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,119 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.