Angola vs Uganda: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Angola
499.24 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Uganda
497.31 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Angola rank
33rd
Uganda rank
34th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Angola
  • Uganda
0100200300400500196019852011

How they compare

Angola currently reports 499.24 per 1,000 people against 497.31 per 1,000 people in Uganda, a difference of 1.93 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 34th of 53 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 1.59 per 1,000 people 1.14 per 1,000 people 0.4527 per 1,000 people Angola
1970s 3.02 per 1,000 people 1.75 per 1,000 people 1.26 per 1,000 people Angola
1980s 5.62 per 1,000 people 1.63 per 1,000 people 3.99 per 1,000 people Angola
1990s 5.43 per 1,000 people 2.3 per 1,000 people 3.13 per 1,000 people Angola
2000s 152.5 per 1,000 people 95.58 per 1,000 people 56.92 per 1,000 people Angola
2010s 491.01 per 1,000 people 445.45 per 1,000 people 45.56 per 1,000 people Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Angola or Uganda?
Angola, at 499.24 per 1,000 people against 497.31 per 1,000 people in Uganda as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Angola and Uganda?
1.93 per 1,000 people, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Uganda?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Angola and Uganda rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Angola ranks 33rd and Uganda ranks 34th 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.