Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Afghanistan
60.1 per 100 people
in 2024
Eritrea
59.12 per 100 people
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
194th
Eritrea rank
196th
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Afghanistan
- Eritrea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 60.1 per 100 people against 59.12 per 100 people in Eritrea, a difference of 0.98 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eritrea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 194th and Eritrea ranks 196th of 212 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2000s | 10.44 per 100 people | 1.64 per 100 people | 8.8 per 100 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 54.42 per 100 people | 15.94 per 100 people | 38.49 per 100 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 57 per 100 people | 55.87 per 100 people | 1.13 per 100 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
- Afghanistan, at 60.1 per 100 people against 59.12 per 100 people in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 0.98 per 100 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th and Eritrea ranks 196th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This number can get over 100 when the average person has more than one subscription to a mobile service.