Africa Western and Central vs Ukraine: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Africa Western and Central
462.00 million
in 2025
Ukraine
50.33 million
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
37th
Ukraine rank
37th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Africa Western and Central currently reports 462.00 million against 50.33 million in Ukraine, a difference of 411.67 million.

That makes Africa Western and Central's figure about 9.2 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ukraine ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 37th and Ukraine ranks 37th of 48 groups.

Africa Western and Central has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Ukraine Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 103,375 43,833 59,542 Africa Western and Central
2000s 48.98 million 27.19 million 21.79 million Africa Western and Central
2010s 314.58 million 57.44 million 257.14 million Africa Western and Central
2020s 486.25 million 52.38 million 433.87 million Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Africa Western and Central or Ukraine?
Africa Western and Central, at 462.00 million against 50.33 million in Ukraine as of 2025.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Africa Western and Central and Ukraine?
411.67 million, with Africa Western and Central ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Ukraine?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Ukraine rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Africa Western and Central ranks 37th and Ukraine ranks 37th of 48 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.