Gabon vs Tunisia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Gabon
1,188 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Tunisia
1,275 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Gabon rank
8th
Tunisia rank
6th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Gabon
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 1,275 per 1,000 people against 1,188 per 1,000 people in Gabon, a difference of 87 per 1,000 people.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tunisia ahead.

Gabon ranks 8th and Tunisia ranks 6th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Tunisia Difference Ahead
1980s 16.48 per 1,000 people 25.92 per 1,000 people 9.43 per 1,000 people Tunisia
1990s 33.15 per 1,000 people 60.07 per 1,000 people 26.92 per 1,000 people Tunisia
2000s 511.56 per 1,000 people 569.53 per 1,000 people 57.97 per 1,000 people Tunisia
2010s 1,139 per 1,000 people 1,225 per 1,000 people 86.5 per 1,000 people Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Gabon or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 1,275 per 1,000 people against 1,188 per 1,000 people in Gabon as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Gabon and Tunisia?
87 per 1,000 people, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Tunisia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Gabon and Tunisia rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Gabon ranks 8th and Tunisia ranks 6th 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.