Mali vs Nigeria: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Mali
689.83 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Nigeria
590.18 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mali rank
24th
Nigeria rank
27th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Mali
  • Nigeria
0200400600196019852011

How they compare

Mali currently reports 689.83 per 1,000 people against 590.18 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 99.65 per 1,000 people.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Mali ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.314 per 1,000 people 0.4473 per 1,000 people 0.1333 per 1,000 people Nigeria
1980s 0.9179 per 1,000 people 2.34 per 1,000 people 1.42 per 1,000 people Nigeria
1990s 2.04 per 1,000 people 3.52 per 1,000 people 1.48 per 1,000 people Nigeria
2000s 99.67 per 1,000 people 171.73 per 1,000 people 72.05 per 1,000 people Nigeria
2010s 590.69 per 1,000 people 573.92 per 1,000 people 16.76 per 1,000 people Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Mali or Nigeria?
Mali, at 689.83 per 1,000 people against 590.18 per 1,000 people in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Mali and Nigeria?
99.65 per 1,000 people, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Mali ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 27th 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.