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

Cayman Islands
1.39 units per person
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.8324 units per person
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

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

Cayman Islands currently reports 1.39 units per person against 0.8324 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5576 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Cayman Islands ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cayman Islands 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0786 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.0763 units per person Cayman Islands
2000s 1.2 units per person 0.1377 units per person 1.07 units per person Cayman Islands
2010s 1.61 units per person 0.6416 units per person 0.9708 units per person Cayman Islands
2020s 1.43 units per person 0.7887 units per person 0.6365 units per person Cayman Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Cayman Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Cayman Islands, at 1.39 units per person against 0.8324 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Cayman Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.5576 units per person, with Cayman Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Cayman Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Cayman Islands ranks 43rd 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.