Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Equatorial Guinea
589.41 per 1,000 people
in 2010
Lesotho
579.32 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea rank
28th
Lesotho rank
29th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Lesotho
0200400600196019852011

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 589.41 per 1,000 people against 579.32 per 1,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 10.09 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 28th and Lesotho ranks 29th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 2.95 per 1,000 people 5.17 per 1,000 people 2.22 per 1,000 people Lesotho
1990s 6.64 per 1,000 people 10.47 per 1,000 people 3.83 per 1,000 people Lesotho
2000s 157.51 per 1,000 people 155.52 per 1,000 people 1.98 per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea
2010s 589.41 per 1,000 people 472.55 per 1,000 people 116.86 per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Equatorial Guinea or Lesotho?
Equatorial Guinea, at 589.41 per 1,000 people against 579.32 per 1,000 people in Lesotho as of 2010.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
10.09 per 1,000 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 28th 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.