Which has higher public payphones, Libya or Namibia?

Libya, at 4,499 against 4,200 in Namibia as of 2006.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Namibia?

6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2006.

Where does this data come from?

International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Public payphones. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Libya vs Namibia: Public payphones

Libya

4,499

in 2006

Namibia

4,200

in 2007

Libya rank

20th

Namibia rank

21st

Public payphones over time

Libya
Namibia

How they compare

Libya currently reports 4,499 against 4,200 in Namibia, a difference of 299.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 20th and Namibia ranks 21st of 51 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	450	2,222	1,772	Namibia
2000s	4,499	6,086	1,587	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public payphones, Libya or Namibia?: Libya, at 4,499 against 4,200 in Namibia as of 2006.
What is the difference in public payphones between Libya and Namibia?: 299, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Namibia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2006.
How do Libya and Namibia rank globally for public payphones?: Libya ranks 20th and Namibia ranks 21st 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Libya vs Namibia: Public payphones. Statizoid, drawing on International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/public-payphones/libya/namibia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/public-payphones/libya/namibia/">Libya vs Namibia: Public payphones</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Public payphones
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: 18 September 2026

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.