Malaysia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- Malaysia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Malaysia 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 Malaysia'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.
Malaysia ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 213 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | 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 | 0.0006 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.0519 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0496 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.6377 units per person | 0.1377 units per person | 0.4999 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.34 units per person | 0.6469 units per person | 0.6962 units per person | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 1.37 units per person | 0.8063 units per person | 0.5683 units per person | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Malaysia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Malaysia, 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 Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 0.5676 units per person, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 42nd 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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About this data
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.