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Mobile Subscriptions by African country
Cote d'Ivoire has the highest reported mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people among the 46 countries shown, at 183.9 (2024).
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people. 46 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
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
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| # | 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
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The table includes 46 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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