What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?

0.0105 units per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?

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.

Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Rwanda

0.932 units per person

in 2024

Zimbabwe

0.9425 units per person

in 2024

Rwanda rank

154th

Zimbabwe rank

152nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

Rwanda
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.9425 units per person against 0.932 units per person in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0105 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Rwanda ranks 154th and Zimbabwe ranks 152nd of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Zimbabwe	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	0.0002 units per person	0.0017 units per person	0.0015 units per person	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.0554 units per person	0.0787 units per person	0.0232 units per person	Zimbabwe
2010s	0.6331 units per person	0.8412 units per person	0.208 units per person	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.8563 units per person	0.9002 units per person	0.0439 units per person	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 0.9425 units per person against 0.932 units per person in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?: 0.0105 units per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?: Rwanda ranks 154th and Zimbabwe ranks 152nd 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.