Lesotho vs Nigeria: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 590.18 per 1,000 people against 579.32 per 1,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 10.86 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4697 per 1,000 people | 0.4473 per 1,000 people | 0.0224 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 5.17 per 1,000 people | 2.34 per 1,000 people | 2.83 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 10.47 per 1,000 people | 3.52 per 1,000 people | 6.95 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 155.52 per 1,000 people | 171.73 per 1,000 people | 16.2 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 525.93 per 1,000 people | 573.92 per 1,000 people | 47.99 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 590.18 per 1,000 people against 579.32 per 1,000 people in Lesotho as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 10.86 per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Lesotho ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 27th 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.