Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 1.08 units per person in 2024. β Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Cameroon, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Cameroon stood at 1.08 units per person. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 1.08 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 127th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.155 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.4188 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7105 units per person | 0.4391 units per person | 0.839 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9212 units per person | 0.8081 units per person | 1.08 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 124 Zambia 1.09 units per person compare
- 125 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.08 units per person compare
- 126 North Macedonia, Republic of 1.08 units per person compare
- 128 Bangladesh 1.08 units per person compare
- 129 Sierra Leone 1.08 units per person compare
- 130 Monaco 1.07 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Cameroon?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in Cameroon was 1.08 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 127th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile cellular subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.