Angola vs Nigeria: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Angola
69.7 per 100 people
in 2024
Nigeria
70.76 per 100 people
in 2024
Angola rank
181st
Nigeria rank
178th

Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Angola
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 70.76 per 100 people against 69.7 per 100 people in Angola, a difference of 1.06 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Angola ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 178th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1970s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1980s 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people 0 per 100 people
1990s 0.0322 per 100 people 0.0097 per 100 people 0.0225 per 100 people Angola
2000s 12.24 per 100 people 15.7 per 100 people 3.46 per 100 people Nigeria
2010s 46.97 per 100 people 71.98 per 100 people 25.01 per 100 people Nigeria
2020s 58.9 per 100 people 90.71 per 100 people 31.81 per 100 people Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Angola or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 70.76 per 100 people against 69.7 per 100 people in Angola as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Angola and Nigeria?
1.06 per 100 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Angola ranks 181st and Nigeria ranks 178th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
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, 10,585 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed