Gambia vs Senegal: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 817.3 per 1,000 people against 759.68 per 1,000 people in Senegal, a difference of 57.62 per 1,000 people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Senegal ahead.
Gambia ranks 18th and Senegal ranks 20th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 2.85 per 1,000 people | 0.9483 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1970s | 2.84 per 1,000 people | 3.01 per 1,000 people | 0.1704 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1980s | 4.07 per 1,000 people | 3.79 per 1,000 people | 0.2751 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 1990s | 18 per 1,000 people | 11.8 per 1,000 people | 6.2 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 305.29 per 1,000 people | 229.45 per 1,000 people | 75.85 per 1,000 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 850.43 per 1,000 people | 729.12 per 1,000 people | 121.31 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, Gambia or Senegal?
- Gambia, at 817.3 per 1,000 people against 759.68 per 1,000 people in Senegal as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Gambia and Senegal?
- 57.62 per 1,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Gambia ranks 18th and Senegal ranks 20th 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.