Mozambique vs Rwanda: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Mozambique
331.95 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Rwanda
409.86 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mozambique rank
43rd
Rwanda rank
40th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Mozambique
  • Rwanda
0100200300400196019852011

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 409.86 per 1,000 people against 331.95 per 1,000 people in Mozambique, a difference of 77.91 per 1,000 people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 40th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 1.62 per 1,000 people 0.3396 per 1,000 people 1.28 per 1,000 people Mozambique
1970s 2.64 per 1,000 people 0.5 per 1,000 people 2.14 per 1,000 people Mozambique
1980s 2.91 per 1,000 people 0.8812 per 1,000 people 2.03 per 1,000 people Mozambique
1990s 4.01 per 1,000 people 1.88 per 1,000 people 2.13 per 1,000 people Mozambique
2000s 90.2 per 1,000 people 56.81 per 1,000 people 33.39 per 1,000 people Mozambique
2010s 322.28 per 1,000 people 373.81 per 1,000 people 51.53 per 1,000 people Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Mozambique or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 409.86 per 1,000 people against 331.95 per 1,000 people in Mozambique as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Mozambique and Rwanda?
77.91 per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Rwanda?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Mozambique and Rwanda rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Mozambique ranks 43rd and Rwanda ranks 40th 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.