Eswatini vs Gambia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Eswatini
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 817.3 per 1,000 people against 788.9 per 1,000 people in Eswatini, a difference of 28.4 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 19th and Gambia ranks 18th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 4 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.11 per 1,000 people | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 3.2 per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 6.67 per 1,000 people | 2.84 per 1,000 people | 3.83 per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 11.92 per 1,000 people | 4.07 per 1,000 people | 7.85 per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 23.36 per 1,000 people | 18 per 1,000 people | 5.37 per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 275.37 per 1,000 people | 305.29 per 1,000 people | 29.93 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 763.36 per 1,000 people | 850.43 per 1,000 people | 87.07 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Eswatini or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 817.3 per 1,000 people against 788.9 per 1,000 people in Eswatini as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Eswatini and Gambia?
- 28.4 per 1,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gambia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Eswatini and Gambia rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Eswatini ranks 19th and Gambia ranks 18th 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.