Benin vs Mauritania: Mobile phone subscribers

Benin
853.33 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mauritania
935.97 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Benin rank
15th
Mauritania rank
13th

Mobile phone subscribers over time

  • Benin
  • Mauritania
02004006008001.0k196019852011

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 935.97 per 1,000 people against 853.33 per 1,000 people in Benin, a difference of 82.64 per 1,000 people.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 15th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people β€”
1970s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people β€”
1980s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people β€”
1990s 0.3538 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0.3538 per 1,000 people Benin
2000s 163.78 per 1,000 people 273.71 per 1,000 people 109.93 per 1,000 people Mauritania
2010s 826.38 per 1,000 people 869.17 per 1,000 people 42.79 per 1,000 people Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Benin or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 935.97 per 1,000 people against 853.33 per 1,000 people in Benin as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Benin and Mauritania?
82.64 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritania?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Benin and Mauritania rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
Benin ranks 15th and Mauritania ranks 13th 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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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.