Mali vs Zambia: Mobile phone subscribers

Mali
683.22 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Zambia
605.91 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mali rank
23rd
Zambia rank
26th

Mobile phone subscribers over time

  • Mali
  • Zambia
0200400600196019852011

How they compare

Mali currently reports 683.22 per 1,000 people against 605.91 per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 77.31 per 1,000 people.

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

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

Mali ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 26th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali 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 0.1393 per 1,000 people 0.4641 per 1,000 people 0.3248 per 1,000 people Zambia
2000s 94.52 per 1,000 people 117.33 per 1,000 people 22.81 per 1,000 people Zambia
2010s 583.66 per 1,000 people 513.65 per 1,000 people 70.01 per 1,000 people Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Mali or Zambia?
Mali, at 683.22 per 1,000 people against 605.91 per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Mali and Zambia?
77.31 per 1,000 people, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Mali and Zambia rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
Mali ranks 23rd 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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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.