Libya vs South Africa: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Libya
192.97 per 100 people
in 2022
South Africa
179.34 per 100 people
in 2024
Libya rank
7th
South Africa rank
10th

Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Libya
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 192.97 per 100 people against 179.34 per 100 people in South Africa, a difference of 13.64 per 100 people.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Libya ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 10th of 212 countries.

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About this data

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
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