Cameroon vs Lesotho: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Cameroon
556.93 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Lesotho
579.32 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Cameroon rank
31st
Lesotho rank
29th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Cameroon
  • Lesotho
0200400600196019852011

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 579.32 per 1,000 people against 556.93 per 1,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 22.39 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Lesotho ahead.

Cameroon ranks 31st and Lesotho ranks 29th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 1.73 per 1,000 people 1.9 per 1,000 people 0.1652 per 1,000 people Lesotho
1980s 2.67 per 1,000 people 4.92 per 1,000 people 2.25 per 1,000 people Lesotho
1990s 4.83 per 1,000 people 10.47 per 1,000 people 5.64 per 1,000 people Lesotho
2000s 161.54 per 1,000 people 155.52 per 1,000 people 6.02 per 1,000 people Cameroon
2010s 512.57 per 1,000 people 525.93 per 1,000 people 13.37 per 1,000 people Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Cameroon or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 579.32 per 1,000 people against 556.93 per 1,000 people in Cameroon as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Cameroon and Lesotho?
22.39 per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Cameroon ranks 31st and Lesotho ranks 29th 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.