Egypt vs Gabon: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Egypt
1,116 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Gabon
1,188 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Egypt rank
9th
Gabon rank
8th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Egypt
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 1,188 per 1,000 people against 1,116 per 1,000 people in Egypt, a difference of 72 per 1,000 people.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Gabon ahead.

Egypt ranks 9th and Gabon ranks 8th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Gabon Difference Ahead
1980s 16.8 per 1,000 people 16.27 per 1,000 people 0.5313 per 1,000 people Egypt
1990s 45.85 per 1,000 people 33.15 per 1,000 people 12.7 per 1,000 people Egypt
2000s 359.64 per 1,000 people 511.56 per 1,000 people 151.92 per 1,000 people Gabon
2010s 1,053 per 1,000 people 1,139 per 1,000 people 85.76 per 1,000 people Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Egypt or Gabon?
Gabon, at 1,188 per 1,000 people against 1,116 per 1,000 people in Egypt as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Egypt and Gabon?
72 per 1,000 people, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gabon?
31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Egypt and Gabon rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Egypt ranks 9th and Gabon ranks 8th 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.