Gambia vs Mauritania: Telephone mainlines

Gambia
28.4 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mauritania
20.41 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Gambia rank
17th
Mauritania rank
20th

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Gambia
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 28.4 per 1,000 people against 20.41 per 1,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 7.99 per 1,000 people.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.4 times Mauritania's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 20th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 2.84 per 1,000 people 1.35 per 1,000 people 1.49 per 1,000 people Gambia
1980s 4.07 per 1,000 people 2.26 per 1,000 people 1.81 per 1,000 people Gambia
1990s 16.23 per 1,000 people 4.27 per 1,000 people 11.96 per 1,000 people Gambia
2000s 28.73 per 1,000 people 13.63 per 1,000 people 15.1 per 1,000 people Gambia
2010s 28.31 per 1,000 people 20.55 per 1,000 people 7.76 per 1,000 people Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Gambia or Mauritania?
Gambia, at 28.4 per 1,000 people against 20.41 per 1,000 people in Mauritania as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Gambia and Mauritania?
7.99 per 1,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritania?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Gambia and Mauritania rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Gambia ranks 17th and Mauritania ranks 20th 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 (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 (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, 2,199 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.