Ethiopia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

Ethiopia
85.95 million
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
884.00 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
25th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 884.00 million against 85.95 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 798.05 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.3 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 213 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 17,155 17,155 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 674 2.03 million 2.03 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 879,454 118.52 million 117.64 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 31.35 million 445.89 million 414.54 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 68.69 million 787.60 million 718.91 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Ethiopia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 884.00 million against 85.95 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
798.05 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
Ethiopia ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 213 countries.
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.

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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.