Algeria vs Gabon: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Algeria
1,075 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Gabon
1,188 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Algeria rank
10th
Gabon rank
8th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Algeria
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 1,188 per 1,000 people against 1,075 per 1,000 people in Algeria, a difference of 113 per 1,000 people.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 10th and Gabon ranks 8th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Gabon Difference Ahead
1980s 24.27 per 1,000 people 16.27 per 1,000 people 8 per 1,000 people Algeria
1990s 42.37 per 1,000 people 33.15 per 1,000 people 9.22 per 1,000 people Algeria
2000s 453.41 per 1,000 people 511.56 per 1,000 people 58.15 per 1,000 people Gabon
2010s 1,041 per 1,000 people 1,139 per 1,000 people 97.98 per 1,000 people Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Algeria or Gabon?
Gabon, at 1,188 per 1,000 people against 1,075 per 1,000 people in Algeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Algeria and Gabon?
113 per 1,000 people, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Gabon?
31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Gabon rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Algeria ranks 10th and Gabon ranks 8th of 53 countries.
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

Indicator
Telephone (mainlines and 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, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.