Africa Western and Central vs Cayman Islands: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Africa Western and Central
86.5 per 100 people
in 2025
Cayman Islands
139.31 per 100 people
in 2022
Africa Western and Central rank
38th
Cayman Islands rank
43rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Cayman Islands
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How they compare

Cayman Islands currently reports 139.31 per 100 people against 86.5 per 100 people in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 52.81 per 100 people.

That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.6 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Cayman Islands has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 38th and Cayman Islands ranks 43rd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Cayman Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1970s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0.0421 per 100 people 7.85 per 100 people 7.81 per 100 people Cayman Islands
2000s 14.96 per 100 people 120.34 per 100 people 105.38 per 100 people Cayman Islands
2010s 74.65 per 100 people 161.23 per 100 people 86.58 per 100 people Cayman Islands
2020s 98 per 100 people 142.52 per 100 people 44.52 per 100 people Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Africa Western and Central or Cayman Islands?
Cayman Islands, at 139.31 per 100 people against 86.5 per 100 people in Africa Western and Central as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Africa Western and Central and Cayman Islands?
52.81 per 100 people, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Cayman Islands?
46 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Africa Western and Central and Cayman Islands rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Africa Western and Central ranks 38th and Cayman Islands ranks 43rd of 45 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.