Afghanistan vs IDA only: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP

Afghanistan
0.0014 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
IDA only
0.0006 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
5th
IDA only rank
3rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • IDA only
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in IDA only, a difference of 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.4 times IDA only's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was IDA only ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 5th and IDA only ranks 3rd of 205 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan IDA only Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp, Afghanistan or IDA only?
Afghanistan, at 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp between Afghanistan and IDA only?
0.0008 units per US$ of GDP, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and IDA only?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and IDA only rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 5th and IDA only ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 11,883 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.