Germany vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

Germany
109.20 million
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.20 billion
in 2025
Germany rank
18th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Germany
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.20 billion against 109.20 million in Germany, a difference of 1.09 billion.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 11.0 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Germany ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 β€”
1970s 0 0 0 β€”
1980s 33,601 398 33,203 Germany
1990s 6.09 million 1.46 million 4.63 million Germany
2000s 77.13 million 113.18 million 36.06 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 99.55 million 668.05 million 568.50 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 106.56 million 1.06 billion 953.44 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.20 billion against 109.20 million in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.09 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
Germany ranks 18th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th 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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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 β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.