Eritrea vs Niger: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Eritrea
59.12 per 100 people
in 2022
Niger
60.59 per 100 people
in 2024
Eritrea rank
196th
Niger rank
193rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Eritrea
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 60.59 per 100 people against 59.12 per 100 people in Eritrea, a difference of 1.47 per 100 people.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 196th and Niger ranks 193rd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Niger 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 per 100 people 0.0033 per 100 people 0.0033 per 100 people Niger
2000s 1.64 per 100 people 4.29 per 100 people 2.65 per 100 people Niger
2010s 15.94 per 100 people 37.28 per 100 people 21.34 per 100 people Niger
2020s 55.87 per 100 people 61.64 per 100 people 5.77 per 100 people Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Eritrea or Niger?
Niger, at 60.59 per 100 people against 59.12 per 100 people in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Eritrea and Niger?
1.47 per 100 people, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Niger?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Niger rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Eritrea ranks 196th and Niger ranks 193rd of 214 countries.
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
261 places, 13,022 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.