Djibouti vs Malawi: Mobile phone subscribers

Djibouti
213.18 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Malawi
256.91 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Djibouti rank
50th
Malawi rank
47th

Mobile phone subscribers over time

  • Djibouti
  • Malawi
0100200300196019852011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 256.91 per 1,000 people against 213.18 per 1,000 people in Djibouti, a difference of 43.73 per 1,000 people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Djibouti's.

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

Djibouti ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 47th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Malawi 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 0.1188 per 1,000 people 0.4134 per 1,000 people 0.2945 per 1,000 people Malawi
2000s 56.82 per 1,000 people 48.23 per 1,000 people 8.58 per 1,000 people Djibouti
2010s 199.77 per 1,000 people 233.06 per 1,000 people 33.29 per 1,000 people Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Djibouti or Malawi?
Malawi, at 256.91 per 1,000 people against 213.18 per 1,000 people in Djibouti as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Djibouti and Malawi?
43.73 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Malawi?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Djibouti and Malawi rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
Djibouti ranks 50th and Malawi ranks 47th 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.