Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in South Sudan
South Sudan: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita was 0.4662 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in South Sudan, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in South Sudan is 0.4662 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 82.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in South Sudan peaked at 0.4849 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1539 units per person, in 2010.
South Sudan ranks 204th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1539 units per person | — |
| 2011 | 0.175 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2138 units per person | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2555 units per person | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 0.256 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.261 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2493 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2718 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1893 units per person | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2132 units per person | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3015 units per person | +41.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4849 units per person | +60.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4662 units per person | -3.9% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 0.4662 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6508 units per person, 72% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 0.4662 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9372 units per person, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2239 units per person | 0.1539 units per person | 0.2718 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4175 units per person | 0.3015 units per person | 0.4849 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 201 Equatorial Guinea 0.4954 units per person compare
- 202 Mozambique 0.495 units per person compare
- 203 Djibouti 0.4845 units per person compare
- 205 Marshall Islands 0.3971 units per person compare
- 206 Central African Republic 0.3882 units per person compare
- 207 Papua New Guinea 0.3877 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for South Sudan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 5.35 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.62 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 5.35 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in South Sudan?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita in South Sudan was 0.4662 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4849 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1539 units per person in 2010.
- How does South Sudan rank for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
- South Sudan ranks 204th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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 ÷ 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.