Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Mobile phone subscribers

Guinea-Bissau
561.79 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Lesotho
561.73 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
29th
Lesotho rank
30th

Mobile phone subscribers over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Lesotho
0200400600196019852011

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 561.79 per 1,000 people against 561.73 per 1,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0.06 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 30th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people β€”
1970s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people β€”
1980s 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people 0 per 1,000 people β€”
1990s 0 per 1,000 people 1.39 per 1,000 people 1.39 per 1,000 people Lesotho
2000s 114.5 per 1,000 people 137.42 per 1,000 people 22.92 per 1,000 people Lesotho
2010s 516.83 per 1,000 people 508.25 per 1,000 people 8.58 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
Guinea-Bissau, at 561.79 per 1,000 people against 561.73 per 1,000 people in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
0.06 per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 29th and Lesotho ranks 30th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Mobile phone subscribers. Statizoid, drawing on International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/mobile-phone-subscribers-per-1-000-people/guinea-bissau/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/mobile-phone-subscribers-per-1-000-people/guinea-bissau/lesotho/">Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Mobile phone subscribers</a> β€” Statizoid

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.