Ethiopia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Ethiopia
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 884.00 million against 85.95 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 798.05 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.3 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 213 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 17,155 | 17,155 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1990s | 674 | 2.03 million | 2.03 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 879,454 | 118.52 million | 117.64 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 30.30 million | 442.43 million | 412.13 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2020s | 68.69 million | 787.60 million | 718.91 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Ethiopia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 884.00 million against 85.95 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 798.05 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Ethiopia ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 25th of 213 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.