Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate

Afghanistan
11.31 % change on previous year
in 2024
Ethiopia
11.54 % change on previous year
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Ethiopia rank
21st

Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Ethiopia
0200400600800200020122024

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 11.54 % change on previous year against 11.31 % change on previous year in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.23 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 211 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Ethiopia Difference Ahead
2000s 185.34 % change on previous year 98.35 % change on previous year 86.99 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2010s 11.26 % change on previous year 37.69 % change on previous year 26.43 % change on previous year Ethiopia
2020s 2.65 % change on previous year 16.25 % change on previous year 13.6 % change on previous year Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 11.54 % change on previous year against 11.31 % change on previous year in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
0.23 % change on previous year, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate?
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Ethiopia ranks 21st of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/mobile-cellular-subscriptions-by-country-annual-growth-rate/afghanistan/ethiopia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/mobile-cellular-subscriptions-by-country-annual-growth-rate/afghanistan/ethiopia/">Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 6,236 data points, 1981–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Mobile cellular subscriptions by country. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.