Africa Eastern and Southern vs Saudi Arabia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.9305 units per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
1.53 units per person
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
30th
Saudi Arabia rank
27th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.53 units per person against 0.9305 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.5995 units per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 47 groups.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0035 units per person 0.0141 units per person 0.0106 units per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 0.1326 units per person 0.764 units per person 0.6314 units per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.5823 units per person 1.75 units per person 1.16 units per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.7838 units per person 1.49 units per person 0.7033 units per person Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 1.53 units per person against 0.9305 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Saudi Arabia?
0.5995 units per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Saudi Arabia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Saudi Arabia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.