Poland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Poland
1.45 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.9049 units per person
in 2025
Poland rank
34th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
33rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Poland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
00.511.5196019922025

How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.45 units per person against 0.9049 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.5451 units per person.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Poland ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland 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 0.0182 units per person 0.0023 units per person 0.016 units per person Poland
2000s 0.7002 units per person 0.1378 units per person 0.5624 units per person Poland
2010s 1.37 units per person 0.6519 units per person 0.7155 units per person Poland
2020s 1.4 units per person 0.8616 units per person 0.5373 units per person Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Poland or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Poland, at 1.45 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 Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.5451 units per person, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Poland and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Poland ranks 34th 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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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

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.