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

Nigeria
70.76 per 100 people
in 2024
Syria
71.22 per 100 people
in 2024
Nigeria rank
178th
Syria rank
175th

Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Nigeria
  • Syria
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How they compare

Syria currently reports 71.22 per 100 people against 70.76 per 100 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.46 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 178th and Syria ranks 175th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Syria 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 0.0097 per 100 people 0.0025 per 100 people 0.0072 per 100 people Nigeria
2000s 15.7 per 100 people 17.06 per 100 people 1.36 per 100 people Syria
2010s 71.98 per 100 people 68.94 per 100 people 3.04 per 100 people Nigeria
2020s 90.71 per 100 people 76 per 100 people 14.71 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, Nigeria or Syria?
Syria, at 71.22 per 100 people against 70.76 per 100 people in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Nigeria and Syria?
0.46 per 100 people, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Syria?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Syria rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Nigeria ranks 178th and Syria ranks 175th 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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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
Last refreshed