What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Burundi and Ethiopia?

0.0192 units per person, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ethiopia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Burundi vs Ethiopia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Burundi

0.6316 units per person

in 2023

Ethiopia

0.6508 units per person

in 2024

Burundi rank

188th

Ethiopia rank

186th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Burundi
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.6508 units per person against 0.6316 units per person in Burundi, a difference of 0.0192 units per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Burundi ranks 188th and Ethiopia ranks 186th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Ethiopia	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	0.0001 units per person	0 units per person	0.0001 units per person	Burundi
2000s	0.0276 units per person	0.0104 units per person	0.0173 units per person	Burundi
2010s	0.346 units per person	0.2905 units per person	0.0556 units per person	Burundi
2020s	0.5792 units per person	0.5177 units per person	0.0615 units per person	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Burundi or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 0.6508 units per person against 0.6316 units per person in Burundi as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Burundi and Ethiopia?: 0.0192 units per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ethiopia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Ethiopia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Burundi ranks 188th and Ethiopia ranks 186th 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.