Egypt vs Gabon: Mobile phone subscribers
Egypt
1,011 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Gabon
1,173 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Egypt rank
8th
Gabon rank
5th
Mobile phone subscribers over time
- Egypt
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 1,173 per 1,000 people against 1,011 per 1,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 162 per 1,000 people.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.
Egypt ranks 8th and Gabon ranks 5th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | 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 | 0.017 per 1,000 people | 0 per 1,000 people | 0.017 per 1,000 people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 1.03 per 1,000 people | 3.75 per 1,000 people | 2.72 per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2000s | 234.52 per 1,000 people | 485.1 per 1,000 people | 250.58 per 1,000 people | Gabon |
| 2010s | 940.91 per 1,000 people | 1,121 per 1,000 people | 180.41 per 1,000 people | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Egypt or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 1,173 per 1,000 people against 1,011 per 1,000 people in Egypt as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Egypt and Gabon?
- 162 per 1,000 people, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gabon?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and Gabon rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Egypt ranks 8th and Gabon ranks 5th 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.