Angola vs Nigeria: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Angola
69.7 per 100 people
in 2024
Nigeria
70.76 per 100 people
in 2024
Angola rank
181st
Nigeria rank
178th
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Angola
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 70.76 per 100 people against 69.7 per 100 people in Angola, a difference of 1.06 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nigeria ahead.
Angola ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 178th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 0.0322 per 100 people | 0.0097 per 100 people | 0.0225 per 100 people | Angola |
| 2000s | 12.24 per 100 people | 15.7 per 100 people | 3.46 per 100 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 46.97 per 100 people | 71.98 per 100 people | 25.01 per 100 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 58.9 per 100 people | 90.71 per 100 people | 31.81 per 100 people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Angola or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 70.76 per 100 people against 69.7 per 100 people in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Angola and Nigeria?
- 1.06 per 100 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Angola ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 178th 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.