Cameroon vs Other small states: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Cameroon
- Other small states
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 31.52 million against 17.44 million in Other small states, a difference of 14.07 million.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.8 times Other small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Other small states ahead.
Cameroon ranks 46th and Other small states ranks 45th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Other small states in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,304 | 3,304 | Other small states |
| 1990s | 2,310 | 306,596 | 304,286 | Other small states |
| 2000s | 2.79 million | 5.54 million | 2.75 million | Other small states |
| 2010s | 16.18 million | 14.22 million | 1.96 million | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 22.97 million | 16.62 million | 6.35 million | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Cameroon or Other small states?
- Cameroon, at 31.52 million against 17.44 million in Other small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Cameroon and Other small states?
- 14.07 million, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Other small states?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Other small states rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Cameroon ranks 46th and Other small states ranks 45th of 214 countries.
- 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.