Guinea vs Uganda: Mobile phone subscribers

Guinea
440.24 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Uganda
483.84 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Guinea rank
38th
Uganda rank
35th

Mobile phone subscribers over time

  • Guinea
  • Uganda
0100200300400500196019852011

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 483.84 per 1,000 people against 440.24 per 1,000 people in Guinea, a difference of 43.6 per 1,000 people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Guinea ranks 38th and Uganda ranks 35th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Uganda 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 0.6444 per 1,000 people 0.4213 per 1,000 people 0.2232 per 1,000 people Guinea
2000s 103.53 per 1,000 people 94.53 per 1,000 people 9 per 1,000 people Guinea
2010s 420.49 per 1,000 people 433.82 per 1,000 people 13.33 per 1,000 people Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Guinea or Uganda?
Uganda, at 483.84 per 1,000 people against 440.24 per 1,000 people in Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Guinea and Uganda?
43.6 per 1,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Uganda?
39 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Guinea and Uganda rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
Guinea ranks 38th and Uganda ranks 35th 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.