Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tanzania: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.20 billion
in 2025
Tanzania
86.77 million
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th
Tanzania rank
22nd
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tanzania
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.20 billion against 86.77 million in Tanzania, a difference of 1.11 billion.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.8 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 22nd of 45 groups.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 398 | 0 | 398 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 1.46 million | 12,200 | 1.45 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 113.18 million | 5.15 million | 108.03 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 668.05 million | 34.40 million | 633.65 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 1.06 billion | 64.49 million | 995.51 million | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, Sub-Saharan Africa or Tanzania?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.20 billion against 86.77 million in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?
- 1.11 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 22nd of 45 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.
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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.