Nigeria vs Zambia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 612.27 per 1,000 people against 590.18 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 22.09 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 26th of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4473 per 1,000 people | 4.93 per 1,000 people | 4.48 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.34 per 1,000 people | 6.75 per 1,000 people | 4.41 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.52 per 1,000 people | 9.07 per 1,000 people | 5.55 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 171.73 per 1,000 people | 125.24 per 1,000 people | 46.49 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 573.92 per 1,000 people | 521.41 per 1,000 people | 52.52 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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 612.27 per 1,000 people against 590.18 per 1,000 people in Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 22.09 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Nigeria ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 26th 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.