What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Mauritius and South Africa?

0.03 units per person, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and South Africa?

53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Mauritius vs South Africa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Mauritius

1.76 units per person

in 2024

South Africa

1.79 units per person

in 2024

Mauritius rank

13th

South Africa rank

10th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Mauritius
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.79 units per person against 1.76 units per person in Mauritius, a difference of 0.03 units per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Mauritius ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 10th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	South Africa	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	South Africa
1990s	0.0221 units per person	0.0266 units per person	0.0045 units per person	South Africa
2000s	0.5109 units per person	0.5557 units per person	0.0447 units per person	South Africa
2010s	1.3 units per person	1.4 units per person	0.1032 units per person	South Africa
2020s	1.64 units per person	1.67 units per person	0.0311 units per person	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Mauritius or South Africa?: South Africa, at 1.79 units per person against 1.76 units per person in Mauritius as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Mauritius and South Africa?: 0.03 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and South Africa?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and South Africa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Mauritius ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 10th 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.