Ethiopia vs Malawi: Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people
Ethiopia
65.08 per 100 people
in 2024
Malawi
69.26 per 100 people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
186th
Malawi rank
183rd
Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 69.26 per 100 people against 65.08 per 100 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 4.18 per 100 people.
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 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 0.001 per 100 people | 0.0409 per 100 people | 0.0399 per 100 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.04 per 100 people | 4.83 per 100 people | 3.79 per 100 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 29.05 per 100 people | 34.7 per 100 people | 5.65 per 100 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 54.43 per 100 people | 60.15 per 100 people | 5.72 per 100 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people, Ethiopia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 69.26 per 100 people against 65.08 per 100 people in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people between Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 4.18 per 100 people, 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 phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Ethiopia ranks 186th and Malawi ranks 183rd 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.