Mozambique vs Zimbabwe: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Mozambique
17.14 million
in 2024
Zimbabwe
15.68 million
in 2024
Mozambique rank
70th
Zimbabwe rank
73rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Mozambique
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 17.14 million against 15.68 million in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.47 million.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Mozambique ranks 70th and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0 0 0
1970s 0 0 0
1980s 0 0 0
1990s 2,147 19,873 17,727 Zimbabwe
2000s 1.89 million 1.01 million 882,482 Mozambique
2010s 13.07 million 12.08 million 987,291 Mozambique
2020s 15.45 million 14.48 million 966,400 Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Mozambique or Zimbabwe?
Mozambique, at 17.14 million against 15.68 million in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Mozambique and Zimbabwe?
1.47 million, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zimbabwe?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Zimbabwe rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Mozambique ranks 70th and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd 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

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.