Mali vs Sao Tome and Principe: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Mali
689.83 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
729.85 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mali rank
24th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
23rd

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Mali
  • Sao Tome and Principe
0200400600800196019852011

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 729.85 per 1,000 people against 689.83 per 1,000 people in Mali, a difference of 40.02 per 1,000 people.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Mali ranks 24th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd of 53 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.314 per 1,000 people 5.48 per 1,000 people 5.16 per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 0.5632 per 1,000 people 6.4 per 1,000 people 5.83 per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.9179 per 1,000 people 16.61 per 1,000 people 15.69 per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 2.04 per 1,000 people 23.22 per 1,000 people 21.18 per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 99.67 per 1,000 people 174.74 per 1,000 people 75.07 per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 590.69 per 1,000 people 699.07 per 1,000 people 108.38 per 1,000 people Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Mali or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 729.85 per 1,000 people against 689.83 per 1,000 people in Mali as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
40.02 per 1,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Mali and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Mali ranks 24th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd 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.