Liberia vs Uganda: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Liberia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 497.31 per 1,000 people against 492.44 per 1,000 people in Liberia, a difference of 4.87 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 35th and Uganda ranks 34th of 53 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.61 per 1,000 people | 1.64 per 1,000 people | 1.97 per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1990s | 2.45 per 1,000 people | 2.3 per 1,000 people | 0.1505 per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2000s | 115 per 1,000 people | 126.33 per 1,000 people | 11.33 per 1,000 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 443.65 per 1,000 people | 445.45 per 1,000 people | 1.8 per 1,000 people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Liberia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 497.31 per 1,000 people against 492.44 per 1,000 people in Liberia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Liberia and Uganda?
- 4.87 per 1,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Uganda?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
- How do Liberia and Uganda rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Liberia ranks 35th 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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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.