Lesotho vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Lesotho
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 579.32 per 1,000 people against 558.81 per 1,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 20.51 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
Lesotho ranks 29th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 30th of 53 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8775 per 1,000 people | 0.8414 per 1,000 people | 0.0361 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.79 per 1,000 people | 1.75 per 1,000 people | 0.04 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 4.92 per 1,000 people | 2.37 per 1,000 people | 2.55 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 10.47 per 1,000 people | 3.62 per 1,000 people | 6.85 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 155.52 per 1,000 people | 128.29 per 1,000 people | 27.24 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 525.93 per 1,000 people | 515.33 per 1,000 people | 10.6 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Lesotho or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Lesotho, at 579.32 per 1,000 people against 558.81 per 1,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Lesotho and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 20.51 per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Lesotho and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Lesotho ranks 29th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 30th 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.