Libya vs Mauritius: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Libya
1,713 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mauritius
1,298 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Libya rank
2nd
Mauritius rank
5th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Libya
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 1,713 per 1,000 people against 1,298 per 1,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 415 per 1,000 people.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.

Libya ranks 2nd and Mauritius ranks 5th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Mauritius Difference Ahead
1960s 6.25 per 1,000 people 9.17 per 1,000 people 2.92 per 1,000 people Mauritius
1980s 37.61 per 1,000 people 38.36 per 1,000 people 0.7506 per 1,000 people Mauritius
1990s 70.79 per 1,000 people 153.84 per 1,000 people 83.05 per 1,000 people Mauritius
2000s 605.48 per 1,000 people 780.31 per 1,000 people 174.83 per 1,000 people Mauritius
2010s 1,811 per 1,000 people 1,265 per 1,000 people 545.58 per 1,000 people Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Libya or Mauritius?
Libya, at 1,713 per 1,000 people against 1,298 per 1,000 people in Mauritius as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Libya and Mauritius?
415 per 1,000 people, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Mauritius?
32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Libya and Mauritius rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Libya ranks 2nd and Mauritius ranks 5th 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.