Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Suriname: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.8324 units per person
in 2025
Suriname
1.42 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th
Suriname rank
37th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Suriname
00.511.5196019922025

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 1.42 units per person against 0.8324 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5876 units per person.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th and Suriname ranks 37th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Suriname 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 (excluding high income)
1990s 0.0023 units per person 0.0071 units per person 0.0048 units per person Suriname
2000s 0.1377 units per person 0.5632 units per person 0.4254 units per person Suriname
2010s 0.6469 units per person 1.27 units per person 0.619 units per person Suriname
2020s 0.8063 units per person 1.48 units per person 0.6776 units per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Suriname?
Suriname, at 1.42 units per person against 0.8324 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Suriname?
0.5876 units per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Suriname?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Suriname rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th and Suriname ranks 37th of 45 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.