North Africa vs Seychelles: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

North Africa
1,160 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Seychelles
1,797 per 1,000 people
in 2011
North Africa rank
1st
Seychelles rank
1st

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • North Africa
  • Seychelles
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How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 1,797 per 1,000 people against 1,160 per 1,000 people in North Africa, a difference of 637 per 1,000 people.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.5 times North Africa's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

North Africa ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 6 groups.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Africa Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 8.85 per 1,000 people 30.34 per 1,000 people 21.49 per 1,000 people Seychelles
1980s 18.43 per 1,000 people 85.24 per 1,000 people 66.8 per 1,000 people Seychelles
1990s 45.38 per 1,000 people 211.51 per 1,000 people 166.13 per 1,000 people Seychelles
2000s 422.73 per 1,000 people 996.07 per 1,000 people 573.34 per 1,000 people Seychelles
2010s 1,110 per 1,000 people 1,705 per 1,000 people 594.97 per 1,000 people Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, North Africa or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 1,797 per 1,000 people against 1,160 per 1,000 people in North Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between North Africa and Seychelles?
637 per 1,000 people, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Africa and Seychelles?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do North Africa and Seychelles rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
North Africa ranks 1st and Seychelles ranks 1st of 6 groups.
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.