What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Benin and Tanzania?

0.01 units per person, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tanzania?

53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Benin vs Tanzania: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Benin

1.26 units per person

in 2024

Tanzania

1.27 units per person

in 2024

Benin rank

73rd

Tanzania rank

70th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Benin
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1.27 units per person against 1.26 units per person in Benin, a difference of 0.01 units per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.

Benin ranks 73rd and Tanzania ranks 70th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Tanzania	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	—
1990s	0.0003 units per person	0.0004 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Tanzania
2000s	0.1483 units per person	0.1234 units per person	0.0249 units per person	Benin
2010s	0.7871 units per person	0.6583 units per person	0.1287 units per person	Benin
2020s	1.06 units per person	0.99 units per person	0.0658 units per person	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Benin or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 1.27 units per person against 1.26 units per person in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Benin and Tanzania?: 0.01 units per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tanzania?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Tanzania rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Benin ranks 73rd and Tanzania ranks 70th 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: 18 August 2026

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.