Least developed countries vs Tanzania: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Least developed countries
1.05 billion
in 2025
Tanzania
86.77 million
in 2024
Least developed countries rank
24th
Tanzania rank
22nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 1.05 billion against 86.77 million in Tanzania, a difference of 962.23 million.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 12.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 22nd of 47 groups.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0 —
1970s 0 0 0 —
1980s 0 0 0 —
1990s 154,446 12,200 142,246 Least developed countries
2000s 65.54 million 5.15 million 60.39 million Least developed countries
2010s 553.94 million 34.40 million 519.53 million Least developed countries
2020s 902.80 million 64.49 million 838.31 million Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Least developed countries or Tanzania?
Least developed countries, at 1.05 billion against 86.77 million in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Least developed countries and Tanzania?
962.23 million, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Tanzania?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Least developed countries and Tanzania rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Least developed countries ranks 24th and Tanzania ranks 22nd of 47 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
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.