Nigeria vs Tanzania: Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Nigeria
585.75 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Tanzania
555.33 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Nigeria rank
28th
Tanzania rank
31st
Mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 585.75 per 1,000 people against 555.33 per 1,000 people in Tanzania, a difference of 30.42 per 1,000 people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Nigeria ranks 28th and Tanzania ranks 31st of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | 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 | 0.0954 per 1,000 people | 0.3769 per 1,000 people | 0.2814 per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 163.89 per 1,000 people | 124.16 per 1,000 people | 39.73 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 568.4 per 1,000 people | 511.64 per 1,000 people | 56.75 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile phone subscribers, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Nigeria, at 585.75 per 1,000 people against 555.33 per 1,000 people in Tanzania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in mobile phone subscribers between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 30.42 per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for mobile phone subscribers?
- Nigeria ranks 28th and Tanzania ranks 31st 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
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.