Africa Western and Central vs Eswatini: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Africa Western and Central
86.5 per 100 people
in 2025
Eswatini
139.83 per 100 people
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
39th
Eswatini rank
41st

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Eswatini
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 139.83 per 100 people against 86.5 per 100 people in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 53.33 per 100 people.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eswatini ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 39th and Eswatini ranks 41st of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Eswatini 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 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people β€”
1990s 0.0405 per 100 people 0.1842 per 100 people 0.1438 per 100 people Eswatini
2000s 14.96 per 100 people 22.13 per 100 people 7.17 per 100 people Eswatini
2010s 75.96 per 100 people 80.31 per 100 people 4.34 per 100 people Eswatini
2020s 97.44 per 100 people 122.62 per 100 people 25.18 per 100 people Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Africa Western and Central or Eswatini?
Eswatini, at 139.83 per 100 people against 86.5 per 100 people in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Africa Western and Central and Eswatini?
53.33 per 100 people, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Eswatini?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Eswatini rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Africa Western and Central ranks 39th and Eswatini ranks 41st 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.