How mobile subscriptions spread across Central Africa
Gabon recorded 125.34 mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people in 2024, and Cameroon recorded 108.21. Both crossed the 100 threshold because a person or business can hold multiple subscriptions.
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Central Africa Record Editorial Team
2022 comparisonMobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people in 2022
Gabon123.23 per 100 people
Republic of the Congo93.63 per 100 people
Cameroon89.83 per 100 people
Chad65.44 per 100 people
DR Congo48.68 per 100 people
Central African Republic38.82 per 100 people
2022 is the latest year with observations for all six countries.
Gabon was above 100 subscriptions per 100 people by 2014
Gabon had about 94 subscriptions per 100 people in 2010 and 148 in 2014. It reached 125.34 in 2024. A density above 100 reflects multiple subscriptions relative to population. Source 1
Cameroon and Chad kept adding connections
Cameroon rose from 43.91 subscriptions per 100 people in 2010 to 108.21 in 2024. Chad rose from 23.35 to 72.93. The denominator is the whole population, which puts countries of different sizes on the same scale. Source 1
The two Congo series have different histories
The Republic of the Congo reached 95.53 subscriptions per 100 people in 2024. The Democratic Republic of the Congo reached 58.53. Subscriber totals in absolute numbers would also depend on the countries’ very different population sizes. Source 1
Comparing an identical year avoids a reporting-date mismatch
The chart uses 2022 because that is the most recent observation common to all six series. The individual trends and data table also show 2023 and 2024 where available. A blank later year indicates the absence of a published observation. Source 3