Equatorial Guinea vs Zambia: Mobile phone subscribers
Equatorial Guinea
591.49 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Zambia
605.91 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea rank
27th
Zambia rank
26th
Mobile phone subscribers over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 605.91 per 1,000 people against 591.49 per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 14.42 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 26th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Zambia | 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 | 0.2567 per 1,000 people | 0.4641 per 1,000 people | 0.2074 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 142.23 per 1,000 people | 117.33 per 1,000 people | 24.9 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 580.79 per 1,000 people | 513.65 per 1,000 people | 67.14 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Equatorial Guinea or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 605.91 per 1,000 people against 591.49 per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Equatorial Guinea and Zambia?
- 14.42 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Zambia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Zambia rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 26th 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.