Central African Republic vs Eritrea: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Central African Republic
1.98 million
in 2022
Eritrea
2.02 million
in 2022
Central African Republic rank
151st
Eritrea rank
150th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 2.02 million against 1.98 million in Central African Republic, a difference of 36,680.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 151st and Eritrea ranks 150th of 214 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Eritrea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 828 0 828 Central African Republic
2000s 211,221 45,654 165,566 Central African Republic
2010s 1.21 million 499,082 711,165 Central African Republic
2020s 1.88 million 1.87 million 7,773 Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Central African Republic or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 2.02 million against 1.98 million in Central African Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Central African Republic and Eritrea?
36,680, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Eritrea?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Central African Republic and Eritrea rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Central African Republic ranks 151st and Eritrea ranks 150th 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 13,046 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.