Lesotho vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Lesotho
579.32 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Tanzania, United Republic of
558.81 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Lesotho rank
29th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
30th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Lesotho
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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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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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.