Seychelles vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mobile phone subscribers

Seychelles
1,472 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
539.26 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Seychelles rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th

Mobile phone subscribers over time

  • Seychelles
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 1,472 per 1,000 people against 539.26 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 932.74 per 1,000 people.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Seychelles ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people
1970s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people
1980s 0 per 1,000 people 0.0008 per 1,000 people 0.0008 per 1,000 people Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 31.21 per 1,000 people 2.34 per 1,000 people 28.87 per 1,000 people Seychelles
2000s 735.2 per 1,000 people 144.98 per 1,000 people 590.22 per 1,000 people Seychelles
2010s 1,416 per 1,000 people 498.46 per 1,000 people 917.04 per 1,000 people Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Seychelles or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Seychelles, at 1,472 per 1,000 people against 539.26 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
932.74 per 1,000 people, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Seychelles and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
Seychelles ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,350 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.