Benin vs Gambia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Benin
- Gambia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 870.11 per 1,000 people against 817.3 per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 52.81 per 1,000 people.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gambia ahead.
Benin ranks 16th and Gambia ranks 18th of 53 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8838 per 1,000 people | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 1.02 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1970s | 1.81 per 1,000 people | 2.84 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1980s | 2.72 per 1,000 people | 4.07 per 1,000 people | 1.35 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1990s | 5.08 per 1,000 people | 18 per 1,000 people | 12.92 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 174.48 per 1,000 people | 305.29 per 1,000 people | 130.81 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 842.31 per 1,000 people | 850.43 per 1,000 people | 8.12 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Benin or Gambia?
- Benin, at 870.11 per 1,000 people against 817.3 per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Benin and Gambia?
- 52.81 per 1,000 people, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gambia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Benin and Gambia rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Benin ranks 16th and Gambia ranks 18th 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
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.