Eswatini vs Least developed countries: UN classification: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Eswatini
139.83 per 100 people
in 2024
Least developed countries: UN classification
86.3 per 100 people
in 2025
Eswatini rank
41st
Least developed countries: UN classification rank
41st

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Eswatini
  • Least developed countries: UN classification
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 139.83 per 100 people against 86.3 per 100 people in Least developed countries: UN classification, a difference of 53.53 per 100 people.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.6 times Least developed countries: UN classification's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Least developed countries: UN classification ahead.

Eswatini ranks 41st and Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 41st of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Least developed countries: UN classification 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 0.1842 per 100 people 0.0248 per 100 people 0.1594 per 100 people Eswatini
2000s 22.13 per 100 people 8.38 per 100 people 13.74 per 100 people Eswatini
2010s 80.31 per 100 people 59.06 per 100 people 21.25 per 100 people Eswatini
2020s 122.62 per 100 people 79.44 per 100 people 43.18 per 100 people Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Eswatini or Least developed countries: UN classification?
Eswatini, at 139.83 per 100 people against 86.3 per 100 people in Least developed countries: UN classification as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Eswatini and Least developed countries: UN classification?
53.53 per 100 people, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Least developed countries: UN classification?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and Least developed countries: UN classification rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Eswatini ranks 41st and Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 41st of 212 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
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.