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Mobile Subscriptions by African country
Cote d'Ivoire has the highest mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people of any African country, at 183.9, ahead of South Africa and Mauritius.
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people. 46 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024.
Latest available year varies by country (2023–2024). Only observations within 2 years of the freshest result are included, and each row shows its period.
Cote d'Ivoire
South Africa
MauritiusBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Mobile Subscriptions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 183.9 | |
| 2 | South Africa | 179.3 | |
| 3 | Mauritius | 172.7 | |
| 4 | Botswana | 164 | |
| 5 | Morocco | 153.1 | |
| 6 | Guinea-Bissau | 147.2 | |
| 7 | Eswatini | 139.8 | |
| 8 | Tanzania | 126.6 | |
| 9 | Kenya | 126.5 | |
| 10 | Gambia | 126.2 | |
| 11 | Benin | 125.9 | |
| 12 | Seychelles | 125.6 | |
| 13 | Gabon | 125.3 | |
| 14 | Senegal | 123.9 | |
| 15 | Tunisia | 117.6 | |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 116.6 | |
| 17 | Algeria | 115.5 | |
| 18 | Ghana | 113.6 | |
| 19 | Cabo Verde | 111.8 | |
| 20 | Comoros | 109.9 | |
| 21 | Zambia | 108.7 | |
| 22 | Cameroon | 108.2 | |
| 23 | Guinea | 97.9 | |
| 24 | Egypt | 97.1 | |
| 25 | Republic of the Congo | 95.5 | |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 94.2 | |
| 27 | Rwanda | 93.2 | |
| 28 | Mauritania | 92.1 | |
| 29 | Namibia | 85.2 | |
| 30 | Uganda | 83.2 | |
| 31 | Togo | 80.8 | |
| 32 | Madagascar | 75.5 | |
| 33 | Chad | 72.9 | |
| 34 | Nigeria | 70.8 | |
| 35 | Lesotho | 70.3 | |
| 36 | Angola | 69.7 | |
| 37 | Malawi | 69.3 | |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 65.1 | |
| 39 | Burundi | 63.2 | |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 62.4 | |
| 41 | Niger | 60.6 | |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 58.5 | |
| 43 | Somalia | 54 | |
| 44 | Mozambique | 49.5 | |
| 45 | Djibouti | 48.5 | |
| 46 | South Sudan | 46.6 |
Botswana
Morocco
Guinea-Bissau
Eswatini
Tanzania
Kenya
Gambia
Benin
Seychelles
Gabon
Senegal
Tunisia
Burkina Faso
Algeria
Ghana
Cabo Verde
Comoros
Zambia
Cameroon
Guinea
Egypt
Republic of the Congo
Zimbabwe
Rwanda
Mauritania
Namibia
Uganda
Togo
Madagascar
Chad
Nigeria
Lesotho
Angola
Malawi
Ethiopia
Burundi
Sao Tome and Principe
Niger
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Somalia
Mozambique
Djibouti
South SudanGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Mobile Subscriptions figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=mobile_subscriptions_per_100&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people?
Cote d'Ivoire has the highest mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people in Africa at 183.9 (2024), followed by South Africa and Mauritius.
Which African country has the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people?
South Sudan has the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people of the 46 African countries with data, at 46.6 (2023).
How many African countries report Mobile Subscriptions data?
46 of 54 African countries have a Mobile Subscriptions figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2023–2024). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=mobile_subscriptions_per_100&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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