Africa Western and Central vs Madagascar: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP

Africa Western and Central
0.0005 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Madagascar
0.0015 units per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
5th
Madagascar rank
3rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.001 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 2.7 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 5th and Madagascar ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP
1970s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Madagascar
2000s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Madagascar
2010s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP Madagascar
2020s 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp, Africa Western and Central or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp between Africa Western and Central and Madagascar?
0.001 units per US$ of GDP, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Madagascar?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Madagascar rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 5th and Madagascar ranks 3rd of 45 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.