Africa Western and Central vs Sweden: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 140.69 per 100 people against 86.5 per 100 people in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 54.19 per 100 people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.6 times Africa Western and Central's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Africa Western and Central ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 37th of 45 groups.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Sweden | 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 | 1.29 per 100 people | 1.29 per 100 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0405 per 100 people | 23.61 per 100 people | 23.57 per 100 people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 14.96 per 100 people | 97.56 per 100 people | 82.6 per 100 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 75.96 per 100 people | 124.44 per 100 people | 48.48 per 100 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 97.44 per 100 people | 134.05 per 100 people | 36.61 per 100 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Africa Western and Central or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 140.69 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 Sweden?
- 54.19 per 100 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Sweden?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Sweden rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 39th and Sweden ranks 37th 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
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.