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Sub-Saharan Africa
Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Cote d'Ivoire leads Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) in 2024 at 184, while Mozambique sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 50. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.046.091.9138184Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire: 184184South AfricaSouth Africa: 179179MauritiusMauritius: 173173BotswanaBotswana: 164164Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 147147EswatiniEswatini: 140140TanzaniaTanzania: 127127KenyaKenya: 126126Gambia, TheGambia, The: 126126BeninBenin: 126126SeychellesSeychelles: 126126GabonGabon: 125125

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Cote d'Ivoire 184
2 South Africa 179
3 Mauritius 173
4 Botswana 164
5 Guinea-Bissau 147
6 Eswatini 140
7 Tanzania 127
8 Kenya 126
9 Gambia, The 126
10 Benin 126
11 Seychelles 126
12 Gabon 125
13 Senegal 124
14 Burkina Faso 117
15 Ghana 114
16 Cabo Verde 112
17 Zambia 109
18 Cameroon 108
19 Congo, Rep. 96
20 Zimbabwe 94
21 Rwanda 93
22 Mauritania 92
23 Namibia 85
24 Uganda 83
25 Togo 81
26 Chad 73
27 Nigeria 71
28 Lesotho 70
29 Angola 70
30 Malawi 69
31 Ethiopia 65
32 Sao Tome and Principe 62
33 Niger 61
34 Congo, Dem. Rep. 59
35 Mozambique 50

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) in 2024, Cote d'Ivoire leads with a gap of 5 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 35 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Mozambique at 50.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.