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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.8324 units per person
in 2025
Sweden
1.41 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th
Sweden rank
38th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

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

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1.41 units per person against 0.8324 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.5776 units per person.

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

Across all 53 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Sweden 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 0.013 units per person 0.013 units per person Sweden
1990s 0.0023 units per person 0.2352 units per person 0.233 units per person Sweden
2000s 0.1377 units per person 0.9756 units per person 0.8379 units per person Sweden
2010s 0.6469 units per person 1.24 units per person 0.5975 units per person Sweden
2020s 0.8063 units per person 1.34 units per person 0.5356 units per person Sweden

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 Sweden?
Sweden, at 1.41 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 Sweden?
0.5776 units per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 38th 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.