United Arab Emirates vs Zambia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- United Arab Emirates
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 23.17 million against 22.41 million in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 762,600.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 59th of 214 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, United Arab Emirates averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Arab Emirates | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10,303 | 0 | 10,303 | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 224,530 | 4,527 | 220,003 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 5.02 million | 1.43 million | 3.60 million | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 16.67 million | 11.44 million | 5.23 million | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 20.06 million | 20.70 million | 646,580 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, United Arab Emirates or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 23.17 million against 22.41 million in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between United Arab Emirates and Zambia?
- 762,600, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Zambia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do United Arab Emirates and Zambia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 59th 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.