Niger vs Sweden: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Niger
- Sweden
How they compare
Niger currently reports 16.38 million against 14.92 million in Sweden, a difference of 1.46 million.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Niger ranks 72nd and Sweden ranks 75th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 109,241 | 109,241 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 363.9 | 2.07 million | 2.07 million | Sweden |
| 2000s | 651,999 | 8.84 million | 8.18 million | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7.38 million | 12.14 million | 4.76 million | Sweden |
| 2020s | 15.79 million | 14.06 million | 1.73 million | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Niger or Sweden?
- Niger, at 16.38 million against 14.92 million in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Niger and Sweden?
- 1.46 million, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sweden?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Sweden rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Niger ranks 72nd and Sweden ranks 75th 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.