Colombia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Colombia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 1.20 billion against 92.07 million in Colombia, a difference of 1.10 billion.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 13.0 times Colombia's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 212 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 398 | 398 | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 591,578 | 1.46 million | 866,250 | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 19.58 million | 113.18 million | 93.60 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 55.44 million | 668.05 million | 612.61 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 80.60 million | 1.06 billion | 979.40 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Colombia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.20 billion against 92.07 million in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 1.10 billion, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Colombia ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th of 212 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.