Sub-Saharan Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

Sub-Saharan Africa
1.20 billion
in 2025
Tanzania, United Republic of
86.77 million
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
20th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
22nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.20 billion against 86.77 million in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 1.11 billion.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 13.8 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 22nd of 47 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, United Republic of 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, United Republic of?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.20 billion against 86.77 million in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
1.11 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 22nd 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.

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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 — these are filled holes, not forecasts.