Post-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Post-demographic dividend
1.24 units per person
in 2022
South Africa
1.79 units per person
in 2024
Post-demographic dividend rank
11th
South Africa rank
10th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Post-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.79 units per person against 1.24 units per person in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 0.55 units per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Post-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Post-demographic dividend averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Post-demographic dividend 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 0.0017 units per person 0 units per person 0.0017 units per person Post-demographic dividend
1990s 0.1076 units per person 0.0266 units per person 0.081 units per person Post-demographic dividend
2000s 0.7821 units per person 0.5557 units per person 0.2265 units per person Post-demographic dividend
2010s 1.14 units per person 1.4 units per person 0.2628 units per person South Africa
2020s 1.22 units per person 1.61 units per person 0.3858 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, Post-demographic dividend or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.79 units per person against 1.24 units per person in Post-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Post-demographic dividend and South Africa?
0.55 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and South Africa?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Post-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 11th 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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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.