Ethiopia vs Malawi: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita

Ethiopia
0.6508 units per person
in 2024
Malawi
0.6926 units per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
186th
Malawi rank
183rd

Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
00.20.40.6198020022024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.6926 units per person against 0.6508 units per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0418 units per person.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 186th and Malawi ranks 183rd of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person β€”
1990s 0 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0.0004 units per person Malawi
2000s 0.0104 units per person 0.0483 units per person 0.0379 units per person Malawi
2010s 0.2905 units per person 0.347 units per person 0.0565 units per person Malawi
2020s 0.5443 units per person 0.6015 units per person 0.0572 units per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.6926 units per person against 0.6508 units per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita between Ethiopia and Malawi?
0.0418 units per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 186th and Malawi ranks 183rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 9,009 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.