East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs South Africa: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 179.34 per 100 people against 131 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 48.34 per 100 people.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | South Africa | 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 | 0.0014 per 100 people | 0.001 per 100 people | 0.0003 per 100 people | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 0.7399 per 100 people | 2.68 per 100 people | 1.94 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 29.45 per 100 people | 55.57 per 100 people | 26.11 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 101.49 per 100 people | 140.04 per 100 people | 38.55 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 127.12 per 100 people | 166.63 per 100 people | 39.51 per 100 people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 179.34 per 100 people against 131 per 100 people in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa?
- 48.34 per 100 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and South Africa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 10th of 47 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.