Afghanistan vs Chile: Mobile phone subscriptions

Afghanistan

25.63 million

in 2024

Chile

26.22 million

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

56th

Chile rank

53rd

Mobile phone subscriptions over time

Chile currently reports 26.22 million against 25.63 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 589,200.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Chile ahead.

Globally, Afghanistan ranks 56th and Chile ranks 53rd of 212 countries.

Indicator: Mobile phone subscriptions
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 9,009 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026