Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita was 1.12 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Cape Verde, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 1.12 units per person for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Cape Verde peaked at 1.2 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1980.
Cape Verde ranks 113th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1998 | 0.0023 units per person | +4919.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0181 units per person | +679.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0435 units per person | +140.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0684 units per person | +57.3% |
| 2002 | 0.092 units per person | +34.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1127 units per person | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1372 units per person | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1685 units per person | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2218 units per person | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3068 units per person | +38.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5538 units per person | +80.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5742 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7295 units per person | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7751 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8308 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9751 units per person | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 1.2 units per person | +22.8% |
| 2015 | 1.19 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.17 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 1.19 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.19 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.16 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.06 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 1.14 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.13 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.13 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.12 units per person | -1.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 1.12 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.22 units per person, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 1.12 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9372 units per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Cape Verde changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +4919.0% | 0 units per person | 0.0023 units per person |
| 1999 | +679.1% | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0181 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0181 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2279 units per person | 0.0435 units per person | 0.5742 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 units per person | 0.7295 units per person | 1.2 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 units per person | 1.06 units per person | 1.14 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More science & technology data for Cape Verde
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 111.84 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 587,026 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 146.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.5637 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 18.34 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Cape Verde?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita in Cape Verde was 1.12 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita?
- Cape Verde ranks 113th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Mobile phone subscriptions International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Mobile cellular subscriptions by country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.