Mauritania vs Namibia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Mauritania
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1,032 per 1,000 people against 956.38 per 1,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 75.62 per 1,000 people.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Namibia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 11th of 53 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.35 per 1,000 people | 26.87 per 1,000 people | 25.52 per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 1980s | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 36.57 per 1,000 people | 34.31 per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 1990s | 4.27 per 1,000 people | 51.52 per 1,000 people | 47.25 per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 2000s | 287.34 per 1,000 people | 313.91 per 1,000 people | 26.57 per 1,000 people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 889.72 per 1,000 people | 978.1 per 1,000 people | 88.38 per 1,000 people | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Mauritania or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 1,032 per 1,000 people against 956.38 per 1,000 people in Mauritania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Mauritania and Namibia?
- 75.62 per 1,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Mauritania ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 11th 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.