Namibia vs Turkmenistan: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Namibia
85.16 per 100 people
in 2024
Turkmenistan
88.19 per 100 people
in 2021
Namibia rank
164th
Turkmenistan rank
161st
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Namibia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 88.19 per 100 people against 85.16 per 100 people in Namibia, a difference of 3.03 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Namibia ranks 164th and Turkmenistan ranks 161st of 212 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Turkmenistan | 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 | 0.4169 per 100 people | 0.0214 per 100 people | 0.3955 per 100 people | Namibia |
| 2000s | 26.75 per 100 people | 7.56 per 100 people | 19.19 per 100 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 106.57 per 100 people | 101.22 per 100 people | 5.35 per 100 people | Namibia |
| 2020s | 104.97 per 100 people | 88.45 per 100 people | 16.52 per 100 people | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Namibia or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 88.19 per 100 people against 85.16 per 100 people in Namibia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Namibia and Turkmenistan?
- 3.03 per 100 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Turkmenistan?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Namibia and Turkmenistan rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Namibia ranks 164th and Turkmenistan ranks 161st 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.