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

Gambia
817.3 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Senegal
759.68 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Gambia rank
18th
Senegal rank
20th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Gambia
  • Senegal
0200400600800196019852011

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

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.