United Arab Emirates vs Zambia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled

United Arab Emirates
22.41 million
in 2024
Zambia
23.17 million
in 2024
United Arab Emirates rank
62nd
Zambia rank
59th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 23.17 million against 22.41 million in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 762,600.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 59th of 213 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, United Arab Emirates averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Arab Emirates Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s 10,303 0 10,303 United Arab Emirates
1990s 224,530 4,527 220,003 United Arab Emirates
2000s 5.02 million 1.43 million 3.60 million United Arab Emirates
2010s 16.67 million 11.44 million 5.23 million United Arab Emirates
2020s 20.06 million 20.70 million 646,580 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled, United Arab Emirates or Zambia?
Zambia, at 23.17 million against 22.41 million in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled between United Arab Emirates and Zambia?
762,600, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Zambia?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do United Arab Emirates and Zambia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled?
United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 59th 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
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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.