Africa vs Libya: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Africa
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1,713 per 1,000 people against 652.53 per 1,000 people in Africa, a difference of 1,060 per 1,000 people.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.6 times Africa's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 2nd and Libya ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.57 per 1,000 people | 6.25 per 1,000 people | 0.673 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1980s | 10.26 per 1,000 people | 37.61 per 1,000 people | 27.35 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1990s | 19.59 per 1,000 people | 70.79 per 1,000 people | 51.21 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2000s | 204.51 per 1,000 people | 605.48 per 1,000 people | 400.97 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 610.9 per 1,000 people | 1,811 per 1,000 people | 1,200 per 1,000 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Africa or Libya?
- Libya, at 1,713 per 1,000 people against 652.53 per 1,000 people in Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Africa and Libya?
- 1,060 per 1,000 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Libya?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Africa and Libya rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Africa ranks 2nd and Libya ranks 2nd of 6 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone (mainlines and 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. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.