Argentina vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Argentina
1.4 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.8324 units per person
in 2025
Argentina rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Argentina
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1.4 units per person against 0.8324 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5676 units per person.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Argentina ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person
1980s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person Argentina
1990s 0.0277 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.0254 units per person Argentina
2000s 0.5883 units per person 0.1377 units per person 0.4506 units per person Argentina
2010s 1.42 units per person 0.6469 units per person 0.7736 units per person Argentina
2020s 1.32 units per person 0.8063 units per person 0.5156 units per person Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Argentina or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Argentina, at 1.4 units per person against 0.8324 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.5676 units per person, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Argentina ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 213 countries.
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.