Sao Tome and Principe vs Zambia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Zambia
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 729.85 per 1,000 people against 612.27 per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 117.58 per 1,000 people.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 26th of 53 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.48 per 1,000 people | 4.93 per 1,000 people | 0.552 per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 6.4 per 1,000 people | 5.64 per 1,000 people | 0.7615 per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 16.61 per 1,000 people | 6.75 per 1,000 people | 9.86 per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 23.22 per 1,000 people | 9.07 per 1,000 people | 14.15 per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 174.74 per 1,000 people | 125.24 per 1,000 people | 49.5 per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 699.07 per 1,000 people | 521.41 per 1,000 people | 177.66 per 1,000 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Sao Tome and Principe or Zambia?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 729.85 per 1,000 people against 612.27 per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
- 117.58 per 1,000 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd 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.