Africa Western and Central vs Sweden: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Africa Western and Central
0.8671 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
1.41 units per person
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
37th
Sweden rank
38th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.41 units per person against 0.8671 units per person in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.5429 units per person.

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 37th and Sweden ranks 38th of 47 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 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person β€”
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person β€”
1980s 0 units per person 0.013 units per person 0.013 units per person Sweden
1990s 0.0004 units per person 0.2352 units per person 0.2348 units per person Sweden
2000s 0.1453 units per person 0.9756 units per person 0.8303 units per person Sweden
2010s 0.7533 units per person 1.24 units per person 0.4911 units per person Sweden
2020s 0.976 units per person 1.34 units per person 0.3659 units per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Africa Western and Central or Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.41 units per person against 0.8671 units per person in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Africa Western and Central and Sweden?
0.5429 units per person, 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, per capita?
Africa Western and Central ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 38th 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.