What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp between IDA only and Malawi?

0.0007 units per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Malawi?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

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.

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

IDA only

0.0006 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malawi

0.0013 units per US$ of GDP

in 2024

IDA only rank

3rd

Malawi rank

6th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP over time

IDA only
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP in IDA only, a difference of 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.2 times IDA only's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

IDA only ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, IDA only averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
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	Malawi
2000s	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	IDA only
2010s	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Malawi
2020s	0.0006 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 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, IDA only or Malawi?: Malawi, at 0.0013 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 IDA only and Malawi?: 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Malawi?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do IDA only and Malawi rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp?: IDA only ranks 3rd 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: 18 August 2026

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.