Philippines vs South Africa: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Philippines
- South Africa
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 133.57 million against 114.79 million in South Africa, a difference of 18.78 million.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Philippines ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 398 | 398 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 774,508 | 1.23 million | 450,921 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 36.81 million | 27.79 million | 9.03 million | Philippines |
| 2010s | 115.33 million | 78.72 million | 36.61 million | Philippines |
| 2020s | 149.85 million | 103.95 million | 45.90 million | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Philippines or South Africa?
- Philippines, at 133.57 million against 114.79 million in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Philippines and South Africa?
- 18.78 million, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and South Africa?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Philippines and South Africa rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Philippines ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 16th 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.