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

Algeria
1,075 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mauritania
956.38 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Algeria rank
10th
Mauritania rank
12th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Algeria
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 1,075 per 1,000 people against 956.38 per 1,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 118.62 per 1,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 12th of 53 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 9.95 per 1,000 people 1.35 per 1,000 people 8.6 per 1,000 people Algeria
1980s 23.5 per 1,000 people 2.26 per 1,000 people 21.24 per 1,000 people Algeria
1990s 42.37 per 1,000 people 4.27 per 1,000 people 38.1 per 1,000 people Algeria
2000s 453.41 per 1,000 people 287.34 per 1,000 people 166.07 per 1,000 people Algeria
2010s 1,041 per 1,000 people 889.72 per 1,000 people 151.04 per 1,000 people Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Algeria or Mauritania?
Algeria, at 1,075 per 1,000 people against 956.38 per 1,000 people in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Algeria and Mauritania?
118.62 per 1,000 people, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Mauritania?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Algeria and Mauritania rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Algeria ranks 10th and Mauritania ranks 12th 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.