What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Nigeria and Sudan?

0.0055 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?

51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

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.

Nigeria vs Sudan: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Nigeria

0.7076 units per person

in 2024

Sudan

0.7021 units per person

in 2022

Nigeria rank

178th

Sudan rank

180th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Nigeria
Sudan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.7076 units per person against 0.7021 units per person in Sudan, a difference of 0.0055 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.

Nigeria ranks 178th and Sudan ranks 180th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Sudan	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	—
1990s	0.0001 units per person	0.0001 units per person	0 units per person	Sudan
2000s	0.157 units per person	0.1319 units per person	0.0251 units per person	Nigeria
2010s	0.7198 units per person	0.6849 units per person	0.0349 units per person	Nigeria
2020s	0.9477 units per person	0.724 units per person	0.2237 units per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Nigeria or Sudan?: Nigeria, at 0.7076 units per person against 0.7021 units per person in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Nigeria and Sudan?: 0.0055 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Nigeria ranks 178th and Sudan ranks 180th 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.