Chad vs Malawi: Mobile phone subscriptions

Chad

14.80 million

in 2024

Malawi

15.00 million

in 2024

Chad rank

76th

Malawi rank

74th

Mobile phone subscriptions over time

Malawi currently reports 15.00 million against 14.80 million in Chad, a difference of 194,700.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malawi ahead.

Globally, Chad ranks 76th and Malawi ranks 74th 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