Ethiopia vs IDA only: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Ethiopia
- IDA only
How they compare
IDA only currently reports 1.15 billion against 85.95 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.06 billion.
That makes IDA only's figure about 13.4 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, IDA only has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 23rd and IDA only ranks 22nd of 214 countries.
IDA only has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 674 | 301,647 | 300,973 | IDA only |
| 2000s | 879,454 | 87.46 million | 86.58 million | IDA only |
| 2010s | 30.30 million | 650.48 million | 620.18 million | IDA only |
| 2020s | 68.69 million | 1.00 billion | 931.31 million | IDA only |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Ethiopia or IDA only?
- IDA only, at 1.15 billion against 85.95 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Ethiopia and IDA only?
- 1.06 billion, with IDA only ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA only?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and IDA only rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Ethiopia ranks 23rd and IDA only ranks 22nd 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.