Angola vs Liberia: Mobile phone subscribers

Angola
483.78 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Liberia
491.68 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Angola rank
36th
Liberia rank
34th

Mobile phone subscribers over time

  • Angola
  • Liberia
0100200300400500196019852011

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 491.68 per 1,000 people against 483.78 per 1,000 people in Angola, a difference of 7.9 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Angola ranks 36th and Liberia ranks 34th of 53 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Liberia 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 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people
1990s 0.3757 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0.3757 per 1,000 people Angola
2000s 145.85 per 1,000 people 86.21 per 1,000 people 59.64 per 1,000 people Angola
2010s 475.34 per 1,000 people 442.54 per 1,000 people 32.79 per 1,000 people Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Angola or Liberia?
Liberia, at 491.68 per 1,000 people against 483.78 per 1,000 people in Angola as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Angola and Liberia?
7.9 per 1,000 people, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Liberia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Angola and Liberia rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
Angola ranks 36th and Liberia ranks 34th of 53 countries.
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

Indicator
Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,350 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.