OECD members vs South Africa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
OECD members
1.22 units per person
in 2022
South Africa
1.79 units per person
in 2024
OECD members rank
13th
South Africa rank
10th
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time
- OECD members
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.79 units per person against 1.22 units per person in OECD members, a difference of 0.57 units per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
OECD members ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | β |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | β |
| 1980s | 0.0015 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | OECD members |
| 1990s | 0.0957 units per person | 0.0266 units per person | 0.0691 units per person | OECD members |
| 2000s | 0.7419 units per person | 0.5557 units per person | 0.1862 units per person | OECD members |
| 2010s | 1.11 units per person | 1.4 units per person | 0.2922 units per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.2 units per person | 1.61 units per person | 0.4106 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, OECD members or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.79 units per person against 1.22 units per person in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between OECD members and South Africa?
- 0.57 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and South Africa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do OECD members and South Africa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- OECD members ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 10th of 47 groups.
- 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.