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

Libya
1,713 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Seychelles
1,797 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Libya rank
2nd
Seychelles rank
1st

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Libya
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 1,797 per 1,000 people against 1,713 per 1,000 people in Libya, a difference of 84 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Seychelles ahead.

Libya ranks 2nd and Seychelles ranks 1st of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Seychelles Difference Ahead
1980s 37.61 per 1,000 people 85.24 per 1,000 people 47.63 per 1,000 people Seychelles
1990s 70.79 per 1,000 people 211.51 per 1,000 people 140.72 per 1,000 people Seychelles
2000s 605.48 per 1,000 people 996.07 per 1,000 people 390.59 per 1,000 people Seychelles
2010s 1,811 per 1,000 people 1,705 per 1,000 people 105.37 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 Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 1,797 per 1,000 people against 1,713 per 1,000 people in Libya as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Libya and Seychelles?
84 per 1,000 people, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Seychelles?
31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Libya and Seychelles rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Libya ranks 2nd and Seychelles ranks 1st 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.