France vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time
- France
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.10 billion against 77.53 million in France, a difference of 1.02 billion.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 14.2 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
France ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 32,502 | 398 | 32,104 | France |
| 1990s | 4.48 million | 1.46 million | 3.02 million | France |
| 2000s | 46.19 million | 113.12 million | 66.93 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 65.43 million | 662.45 million | 597.02 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 75.61 million | 973.25 million | 897.64 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, France or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.10 billion against 77.53 million in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.02 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- France ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd 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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About this data
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.