Africa Eastern and Southern vs Luxembourg: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Africa Eastern and Southern
93.1 per 100 people
in 2025
Luxembourg
144.47 per 100 people
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
32nd
Luxembourg rank
34th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 144.47 per 100 people against 93.1 per 100 people in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 51.37 per 100 people.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd and Luxembourg ranks 34th of 46 groups.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people β€”
1970s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people β€”
1980s 0.0001 per 100 people 0.0513 per 100 people 0.0512 per 100 people Luxembourg
1990s 0.3632 per 100 people 11.84 per 100 people 11.47 per 100 people Luxembourg
2000s 13.67 per 100 people 118.2 per 100 people 104.53 per 100 people Luxembourg
2010s 58.56 per 100 people 139.24 per 100 people 80.68 per 100 people Luxembourg
2020s 76.15 per 100 people 138.48 per 100 people 62.33 per 100 people Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Africa Eastern and Southern or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 144.47 per 100 people against 93.1 per 100 people in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Africa Eastern and Southern and Luxembourg?
51.37 per 100 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Luxembourg?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Luxembourg rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 32nd and Luxembourg ranks 34th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,015 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.