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

Mali
689.83 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Zimbabwe
749.23 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mali rank
24th
Zimbabwe rank
21st

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Mali
  • Zimbabwe
0200400600800196019852011

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 749.23 per 1,000 people against 689.83 per 1,000 people in Mali, a difference of 59.4 per 1,000 people.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Mali ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 53 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3893 per 1,000 people 14.68 per 1,000 people 14.29 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
1970s 0.5525 per 1,000 people 13.43 per 1,000 people 12.88 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
1980s 0.894 per 1,000 people 12.25 per 1,000 people 11.36 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
1990s 2.04 per 1,000 people 15.81 per 1,000 people 13.77 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
2000s 99.67 per 1,000 people 105.74 per 1,000 people 6.06 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe
2010s 590.69 per 1,000 people 695.94 per 1,000 people 105.25 per 1,000 people Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Mali or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 749.23 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 Zimbabwe?
59.4 per 1,000 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zimbabwe?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Mali and Zimbabwe rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Mali ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.