Libya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Libya
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1,713 per 1,000 people against 553.23 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1,160 per 1,000 people.
That makes Libya's figure about 3.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 53 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.25 per 1,000 people | 5.08 per 1,000 people | 1.17 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1980s | 37.61 per 1,000 people | 8.28 per 1,000 people | 29.33 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1990s | 70.79 per 1,000 people | 13.76 per 1,000 people | 57.03 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2000s | 605.48 per 1,000 people | 159.81 per 1,000 people | 445.67 per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 1,811 per 1,000 people | 512.78 per 1,000 people | 1,298 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Libya, at 1,713 per 1,000 people against 553.23 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1,160 per 1,000 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Libya ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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.