Latin America & Caribbean vs Nigeria: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP

Latin America & Caribbean
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0007 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Nigeria rank
32nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 6.2 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Nigeria 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 Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2020s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp, Latin America & Caribbean or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp between Latin America & Caribbean and Nigeria?
0.0006 units per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Nigeria?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Nigeria rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 32nd 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.