Eswatini vs Gambia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Eswatini
788.9 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Gambia
817.3 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Eswatini rank
19th
Gambia rank
18th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
0200400600800196019852011

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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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.