Late-demographic dividend vs Nigeria: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Late-demographic dividend
2.99 billion
in 2022
Nigeria
164.65 million
in 2024
Late-demographic dividend rank
9th
Nigeria rank
10th

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Late-demographic dividend
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 2.99 billion against 164.65 million in Nigeria, a difference of 2.82 billion.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 18.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 48 groups.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Late-demographic dividend Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 40,354 0 40,354 Late-demographic dividend
1990s 19.21 million 10,885 19.20 million Late-demographic dividend
2000s 786.52 million 24.30 million 762.22 million Late-demographic dividend
2010s 2.42 billion 136.89 million 2.28 billion Late-demographic dividend
2020s 2.94 billion 207.19 million 2.73 billion Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Late-demographic dividend or Nigeria?
Late-demographic dividend, at 2.99 billion against 164.65 million in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Late-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
2.82 billion, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Nigeria?
51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Late-demographic dividend and Nigeria rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 10th of 48 groups.
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
260 places, 13,039 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.