Lesotho vs Nigeria: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Lesotho
70.33 per 100 people
in 2024
Nigeria
70.76 per 100 people
in 2024
Lesotho rank
179th
Nigeria rank
178th
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 70.76 per 100 people against 70.33 per 100 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0.43 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Lesotho ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 178th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | 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 | 0.1339 per 100 people | 0.0097 per 100 people | 0.1242 per 100 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 14.66 per 100 people | 15.7 per 100 people | 1.04 per 100 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 84.43 per 100 people | 71.98 per 100 people | 12.45 per 100 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 71.64 per 100 people | 90.71 per 100 people | 19.07 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, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 70.76 per 100 people against 70.33 per 100 people in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 0.43 per 100 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Lesotho ranks 179th 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.