Colombia vs Ethiopia: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Colombia
92.07 million
in 2024
Ethiopia
85.95 million
in 2024
Colombia rank
20th
Ethiopia rank
23rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Colombia
  • Ethiopia
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M196019922024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 92.07 million against 85.95 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 6.12 million.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

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

Colombia ranks 20th and Ethiopia ranks 23rd of 214 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 591,578 674 590,904 Colombia
2000s 19.58 million 879,454 18.70 million Colombia
2010s 54.43 million 30.30 million 24.13 million Colombia
2020s 80.60 million 68.69 million 11.91 million Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Colombia or Ethiopia?
Colombia, at 92.07 million against 85.95 million in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Colombia and Ethiopia?
6.12 million, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ethiopia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Ethiopia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Colombia ranks 20th and Ethiopia ranks 23rd 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.