Guinea vs Madagascar: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Guinea
442 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Madagascar
413.01 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Guinea rank
38th
Madagascar rank
39th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Guinea
  • Madagascar
0100200300400196019852011

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 442 per 1,000 people against 413.01 per 1,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 28.99 per 1,000 people.

That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.

Guinea ranks 38th and Madagascar ranks 39th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 1.4 per 1,000 people 1.92 per 1,000 people 0.5242 per 1,000 people Madagascar
1980s 2.49 per 1,000 people 2.29 per 1,000 people 0.2032 per 1,000 people Guinea
1990s 2.54 per 1,000 people 3.38 per 1,000 people 0.841 per 1,000 people Madagascar
2000s 106.31 per 1,000 people 90.24 per 1,000 people 16.07 per 1,000 people Guinea
2010s 422.27 per 1,000 people 396.09 per 1,000 people 26.18 per 1,000 people Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Guinea or Madagascar?
Guinea, at 442 per 1,000 people against 413.01 per 1,000 people in Madagascar as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Guinea and Madagascar?
28.99 per 1,000 people, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Madagascar?
33 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Guinea ranks 38th and Madagascar ranks 39th 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.