Eswatini vs Zimbabwe: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Eswatini
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 788.9 per 1,000 people against 749.23 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 39.67 per 1,000 people.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Eswatini ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.27 per 1,000 people | 14.68 per 1,000 people | 10.41 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 6.67 per 1,000 people | 13.43 per 1,000 people | 6.76 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 11.92 per 1,000 people | 12.25 per 1,000 people | 0.3313 per 1,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 23.36 per 1,000 people | 15.81 per 1,000 people | 7.55 per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 275.37 per 1,000 people | 105.74 per 1,000 people | 169.63 per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 763.36 per 1,000 people | 695.94 per 1,000 people | 67.42 per 1,000 people | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Eswatini or Zimbabwe?
- Eswatini, at 788.9 per 1,000 people against 749.23 per 1,000 people in Zimbabwe as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
- 39.67 per 1,000 people, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Eswatini and Zimbabwe rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Eswatini ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.