Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- Maldives
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1.48 units per person against 0.9049 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.5751 units per person.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Maldives ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | 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 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 0.5941 units per person | 0.1378 units per person | 0.4563 units per person | Maldives |
| 2010s | 1.64 units per person | 0.6519 units per person | 0.9927 units per person | Maldives |
| 2020s | 1.41 units per person | 0.8616 units per person | 0.5503 units per person | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Maldives, at 1.48 units per person against 0.9049 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 0.5751 units per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Maldives ranks 31st 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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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.