Africa Eastern and Southern vs Malawi: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0005 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
0.0013 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
9th
Malawi rank
6th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi?
0.0008 units per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Malawi rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 9th and Malawi ranks 6th of 47 groups.
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.