Luxembourg vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Luxembourg
1.44 units per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.9049 units per person
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
33rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.511.5196019922025

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 1.44 units per person against 0.9049 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.5351 units per person.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 0.0005 units per person 0 units per person 0.0005 units per person Luxembourg
1990s 0.1181 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.1158 units per person Luxembourg
2000s 1.18 units per person 0.1378 units per person 1.04 units per person Luxembourg
2010s 1.39 units per person 0.6519 units per person 0.7411 units per person Luxembourg
2020s 1.38 units per person 0.8539 units per person 0.5305 units per person Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Luxembourg or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Luxembourg, at 1.44 units per person against 0.9049 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Luxembourg and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.5351 units per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Luxembourg ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd 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.