Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled

Malawi
15.00 million
in 2024
Zimbabwe
15.68 million
in 2024
Malawi rank
74th
Zimbabwe rank
73rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled over time

  • Malawi
  • Zimbabwe
05.0M10.0M15.0M198020022024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 15.68 million against 15.00 million in Malawi, a difference of 678,500.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Malawi ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd of 212 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 0 0 0 β€”
1990s 4,408 19,873 15,465 Zimbabwe
2000s 663,353 1.01 million 344,271 Zimbabwe
2010s 6.01 million 12.08 million 6.06 million Zimbabwe
2020s 12.42 million 14.48 million 2.06 million Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled, Malawi or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 15.68 million against 15.00 million in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled between Malawi and Zimbabwe?
678,500, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled?
Malawi ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 9,086 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions by country with 77 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.