Equatorial Guinea vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Equatorial Guinea
589.41 per 1,000 people
in 2010
Tanzania, United Republic of
558.81 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea rank
28th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
30th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
0200400600196019852011

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 589.41 per 1,000 people against 558.81 per 1,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 30.6 per 1,000 people.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 28th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 30th of 53 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 2.95 per 1,000 people 2.4 per 1,000 people 0.5556 per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea
1990s 6.64 per 1,000 people 3.62 per 1,000 people 3.02 per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea
2000s 157.51 per 1,000 people 128.29 per 1,000 people 29.22 per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea
2010s 589.41 per 1,000 people 471.85 per 1,000 people 117.56 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
Equatorial Guinea, at 589.41 per 1,000 people against 558.81 per 1,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2010.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?
30.6 per 1,000 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of?
30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 28th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 30th 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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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.