Senegal vs Sudan: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Senegal
759.68 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Sudan
744.2 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Senegal rank
20th
Sudan rank
22nd

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Senegal
  • Sudan
0200400600800196019852011

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 759.68 per 1,000 people against 744.2 per 1,000 people in Sudan, a difference of 15.48 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 22nd of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 2.98 per 1,000 people 2.46 per 1,000 people 0.5211 per 1,000 people Senegal
1970s 3.01 per 1,000 people 3.16 per 1,000 people 0.1463 per 1,000 people Sudan
1980s 3.79 per 1,000 people 3.09 per 1,000 people 0.7085 per 1,000 people Senegal
1990s 11.8 per 1,000 people 4.23 per 1,000 people 7.57 per 1,000 people Senegal
2000s 229.45 per 1,000 people 155.17 per 1,000 people 74.28 per 1,000 people Senegal
2010s 729.12 per 1,000 people 649.43 per 1,000 people 79.69 per 1,000 people Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Senegal or Sudan?
Senegal, at 759.68 per 1,000 people against 744.2 per 1,000 people in Sudan as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Senegal and Sudan?
15.48 per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sudan?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Senegal and Sudan rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Senegal ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 22nd 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.