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

Cameroon
556.93 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Togo
543.45 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Cameroon rank
31st
Togo rank
32nd

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Cameroon
  • Togo
0200400600196019852011

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 556.93 per 1,000 people against 543.45 per 1,000 people in Togo, a difference of 13.48 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Togo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 31st and Togo ranks 32nd of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Togo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Togo Difference Ahead
1970s 1.75 per 1,000 people 2.18 per 1,000 people 0.4269 per 1,000 people Togo
1980s 2.67 per 1,000 people 2.59 per 1,000 people 0.0751 per 1,000 people Cameroon
1990s 4.83 per 1,000 people 5.76 per 1,000 people 0.9263 per 1,000 people Togo
2000s 161.54 per 1,000 people 138.19 per 1,000 people 23.35 per 1,000 people Cameroon
2010s 512.57 per 1,000 people 492.87 per 1,000 people 19.69 per 1,000 people Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Cameroon or Togo?
Cameroon, at 556.93 per 1,000 people against 543.45 per 1,000 people in Togo as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Cameroon and Togo?
13.48 per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Togo?
36 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Togo rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Cameroon ranks 31st and Togo ranks 32nd 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.