Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Nigeria
590.18 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Tanzania, United Republic of
558.81 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Nigeria rank
27th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
30th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
0200400600196019852011

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 590.18 per 1,000 people against 558.81 per 1,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 31.37 per 1,000 people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Nigeria ranks 27th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 30th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4473 per 1,000 people 0.807 per 1,000 people 0.3597 per 1,000 people Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 2.34 per 1,000 people 2.4 per 1,000 people 0.057 per 1,000 people Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 3.52 per 1,000 people 3.62 per 1,000 people 0.1022 per 1,000 people Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s 171.73 per 1,000 people 128.29 per 1,000 people 43.44 per 1,000 people Nigeria
2010s 573.92 per 1,000 people 515.33 per 1,000 people 58.59 per 1,000 people Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Nigeria, at 590.18 per 1,000 people against 558.81 per 1,000 people in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
31.37 per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Nigeria ranks 27th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 30th 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.