Cameroon vs Uganda: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 556.93 per 1,000 people against 497.31 per 1,000 people in Uganda, a difference of 59.62 per 1,000 people.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 31st and Uganda ranks 34th of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.73 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | 0.0709 per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 1980s | 2.67 per 1,000 people | 1.63 per 1,000 people | 1.04 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 4.83 per 1,000 people | 2.3 per 1,000 people | 2.53 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 161.54 per 1,000 people | 95.58 per 1,000 people | 65.97 per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 512.57 per 1,000 people | 445.45 per 1,000 people | 67.12 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 Uganda?
- Cameroon, at 556.93 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 Cameroon and Uganda?
- 59.62 per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2011.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Cameroon ranks 31st 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
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.