Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs Zambia: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0005 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
0.0009 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
10th
Zambia rank
11th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Zambia
000.0010.0010.001196019922025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 11th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Zambia 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP Zambia
2020s 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zambia?
0.0004 units per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zambia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Zambia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of gdp?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 11th 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.