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Nigeria vs South Africa: Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Nigeria's Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) was 70.76, compared to South Africa's 179.34. That makes Nigeria's value 60.5% lower than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #139 of 151 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
70.76
Year-over-year
-28.1%
10-year change
-5.3%
Peak
99.59 (2022)
Trough
21.68 (2006)

South Africa

Rank #8 of 151 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
179.34
Year-over-year
+4.6%
10-year change
+25.8%
Peak
179.34 (2024)
Trough
79.33 (2006)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (IT.CEL.SETS.P2), CC BY 4.0.