Gambia vs Zimbabwe: Mobile phone subscribers
Gambia
788.9 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Zimbabwe
721.32 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Gambia rank
18th
Zimbabwe rank
21st
Mobile phone subscribers over time
- Gambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 788.9 per 1,000 people against 721.32 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 67.58 per 1,000 people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Gambia ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 53 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zimbabwe | 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 | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 1.61 per 1,000 people | 0.1577 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 276.56 per 1,000 people | 80.61 per 1,000 people | 195.96 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 822.11 per 1,000 people | 666.91 per 1,000 people | 155.2 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Gambia or Zimbabwe?
- Gambia, at 788.9 per 1,000 people against 721.32 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 67.58 per 1,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Gambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Gambia ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.