South Africa vs Turkey: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- South Africa
- Turkey
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 114.79 million against 94.32 million in Turkey, a difference of 20.47 million.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.
South Africa ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 19th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 398 | 3,092 | 2,694 | Turkey |
| 1990s | 1.23 million | 1.49 million | 262,664 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 27.79 million | 40.85 million | 13.06 million | Turkey |
| 2010s | 78.72 million | 72.37 million | 6.35 million | South Africa |
| 2020s | 103.95 million | 89.05 million | 14.90 million | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, South Africa or Turkey?
- South Africa, at 114.79 million against 94.32 million in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between South Africa and Turkey?
- 20.47 million, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Turkey?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Turkey rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- South Africa ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 19th of 212 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.