Mauritania vs Namibia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Mauritania
956.38 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Namibia
1,032 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mauritania rank
12th
Namibia rank
11th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Mauritania
  • Namibia
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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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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.