Senegal vs United Arab Emirates: Mobile cellular subscriptions

Senegal
22.92 million
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
22.41 million
in 2024
Senegal rank
60th
United Arab Emirates rank
62nd

Mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Senegal
  • United Arab Emirates
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196019922024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 22.92 million against 22.41 million in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 515,100.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Senegal ranks 60th and United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 0 10,303 10,303 United Arab Emirates
1990s 12,394 224,530 212,136 United Arab Emirates
2000s 2.36 million 5.02 million 2.66 million United Arab Emirates
2010s 13.70 million 16.67 million 2.96 million United Arab Emirates
2020s 21.02 million 20.06 million 967,760 Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Senegal or United Arab Emirates?
Senegal, at 22.92 million against 22.41 million in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Senegal and United Arab Emirates?
515,100, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and United Arab Emirates?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Senegal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
Senegal ranks 60th and United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd 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.