Afghanistan vs Niger: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Afghanistan
60.1 per 100 people
in 2024
Niger
60.59 per 100 people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
194th
Niger rank
193rd
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Afghanistan
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 60.59 per 100 people against 60.1 per 100 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.49 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Niger ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 194th and Niger ranks 193rd of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 0 per 100 people | 0.0033 per 100 people | 0.0033 per 100 people | Niger |
| 2000s | 10.44 per 100 people | 4.29 per 100 people | 6.15 per 100 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 54.42 per 100 people | 37.28 per 100 people | 17.14 per 100 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 57.33 per 100 people | 62.25 per 100 people | 4.92 per 100 people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Afghanistan or Niger?
- Niger, at 60.59 per 100 people against 60.1 per 100 people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Afghanistan and Niger?
- 0.49 per 100 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Niger?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Niger rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th and Niger ranks 193rd 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.