South Africa vs Thailand: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- South Africa
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 115.13 million against 114.79 million in South Africa, a difference of 339,000.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.
South Africa ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 15th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 398 | 6,420 | 6,022 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 1.23 million | 1.13 million | 100,337 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 27.79 million | 32.80 million | 5.01 million | Thailand |
| 2010s | 78.72 million | 102.40 million | 23.68 million | Thailand |
| 2020s | 103.95 million | 119.92 million | 15.97 million | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, South Africa or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 115.13 million against 114.79 million in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between South Africa and Thailand?
- 339,000, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Thailand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Thailand rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- South Africa ranks 16th and Thailand ranks 15th 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.