Mali vs Sudan: Mobile phone subscribers

Mali
683.22 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Sudan
730.11 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mali rank
23rd
Sudan rank
20th

Mobile phone subscribers over time

  • Mali
  • Sudan
0200400600800196019852011

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 730.11 per 1,000 people against 683.22 per 1,000 people in Mali, a difference of 46.89 per 1,000 people.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.

Mali ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 20th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sudan 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 0.1393 per 1,000 people 0.1044 per 1,000 people 0.035 per 1,000 people Mali
2000s 94.52 per 1,000 people 136.47 per 1,000 people 41.94 per 1,000 people Sudan
2010s 583.66 per 1,000 people 634.27 per 1,000 people 50.61 per 1,000 people Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Mali or Sudan?
Sudan, at 730.11 per 1,000 people against 683.22 per 1,000 people in Mali as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Mali and Sudan?
46.89 per 1,000 people, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sudan?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Mali and Sudan rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
Mali ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 20th 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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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.