Africa Eastern and Southern vs Spain: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Spain
How they compare
Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 734.00 million against 62.41 million in Spain, a difference of 671.59 million.
That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 11.8 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 31st and Spain ranks 30th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 568.57 | 6,759 | 6,190 | Spain |
| 1990s | 1.35 million | 3.07 million | 1.72 million | Spain |
| 2000s | 64.20 million | 40.08 million | 24.12 million | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2010s | 353.47 million | 52.02 million | 301.44 million | Africa Eastern and Southern |
| 2020s | 575.20 million | 59.01 million | 516.19 million | Africa Eastern and Southern |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Africa Eastern and Southern or Spain?
- Africa Eastern and Southern, at 734.00 million against 62.41 million in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Africa Eastern and Southern and Spain?
- 671.59 million, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Spain?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Spain rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 31st and Spain ranks 30th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.