Guinea-Bissau vs Uganda: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Guinea-Bissau
475.18 per 1,000 people
in 2010
Uganda
497.31 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
36th
Uganda rank
34th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Uganda
0100200300400500196019852011

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 497.31 per 1,000 people against 475.18 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 22.13 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 34th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5478 per 1,000 people 1.03 per 1,000 people 0.4834 per 1,000 people Uganda
1980s 4.94 per 1,000 people 1.64 per 1,000 people 3.3 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
1990s 6.21 per 1,000 people 2.3 per 1,000 people 3.91 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2000s 120.73 per 1,000 people 95.58 per 1,000 people 25.16 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2010s 475.18 per 1,000 people 393.58 per 1,000 people 81.59 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Guinea-Bissau or Uganda?
Uganda, at 497.31 per 1,000 people against 475.18 per 1,000 people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Guinea-Bissau and Uganda?
22.13 per 1,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Uganda?
31 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Uganda rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 34th 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.