Cameroon vs Uganda: Mobile phone subscribers
Cameroon
523.54 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Uganda
483.84 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Cameroon rank
32nd
Uganda rank
35th
Mobile phone subscribers over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 523.54 per 1,000 people against 483.84 per 1,000 people in Uganda, a difference of 39.7 per 1,000 people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 35th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | 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 | 0.1576 per 1,000 people | 0.4213 per 1,000 people | 0.2637 per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 152.48 per 1,000 people | 91.91 per 1,000 people | 60.57 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 482.1 per 1,000 people | 433.82 per 1,000 people | 48.28 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Cameroon or Uganda?
- Cameroon, at 523.54 per 1,000 people against 483.84 per 1,000 people in Uganda as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 39.7 per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd and Uganda ranks 35th 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
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.