Africa vs Gabon: Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Africa
623.58 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Gabon
1,173 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Africa rank
2nd
Gabon rank
5th
Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) over time
- Africa
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 1,173 per 1,000 people against 623.58 per 1,000 people in Africa, a difference of 549.42 per 1,000 people.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.9 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.
Africa ranks 2nd and Gabon ranks 5th of 6 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1980s | 0.0026 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | 0.0026 per 1,000 people | Africa |
| 1990s | 2.13 per 1,000 people | 3.75 per 1,000 people | 1.62 per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2000s | 174.96 per 1,000 people | 485.1 per 1,000 people | 310.14 per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2010s | 580.99 per 1,000 people | 1,121 per 1,000 people | 540.33 per 1,000 people | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Africa or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 1,173 per 1,000 people against 623.58 per 1,000 people in Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Africa and Gabon?
- 549.42 per 1,000 people, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Gabon?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Africa and Gabon rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Africa ranks 2nd and Gabon ranks 5th of 6 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Mobile telephone subscribers are subscribers to a public mobile telephone service using cellular technology.