Mali vs Zimbabwe: Mobile phone subscribers

Mali
683.22 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Zimbabwe
721.32 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mali rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
21st

Mobile phone subscribers over time

  • Mali
  • Zimbabwe
0200400600800196019852011

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 721.32 per 1,000 people against 683.22 per 1,000 people in Mali, a difference of 38.1 per 1,000 people.

That makes Zimbabwe'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 Zimbabwe ahead.

Mali ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Zimbabwe 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 1.61 per 1,000 people 1.47 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
2000s 94.52 per 1,000 people 80.61 per 1,000 people 13.92 per 1,000 people Mali
2010s 583.66 per 1,000 people 666.91 per 1,000 people 83.25 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Mali or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 721.32 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 Zimbabwe?
38.1 per 1,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zimbabwe?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Mali and Zimbabwe rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
Mali ranks 23rd 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

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.