Mauritania vs Zambia: Public payphones

Mauritania
0.5814 per 1,000 people
in 2008
Zambia
0.3831 per 1,000 people
in 2009
Mauritania rank
23rd
Zambia rank
25th

Public payphones over time

  • Mauritania
  • Zambia
00.511.522.5198019942009

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 0.5814 per 1,000 people against 0.3831 per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.1983 per 1,000 people.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.5 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 25th of 51 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1472 per 1,000 people 0.063 per 1,000 people 0.0842 per 1,000 people Mauritania
2000s 1.42 per 1,000 people 0.083 per 1,000 people 1.34 per 1,000 people Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public payphones, Mauritania or Zambia?
Mauritania, at 0.5814 per 1,000 people against 0.3831 per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2008.
What is the difference in public payphones between Mauritania and Zambia?
0.1983 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
14 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2003.
How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for public payphones?
Mauritania ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 25th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Public payphones (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
Public payphones (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
57 places, 943 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Total number of all types of public telephones, including coin- and card-operated and public telephones in call offices. Publicly available phones installed in private places should also be included, as should mobile public telephones. All public telephones regardless of capability (e.g., local calls or national only) should be counted. If the national definition of "payphone" differs from that above (e.g., by excluding pay phones in private places), then respondents should indicate their own definition.