Gambia vs Togo: Telephone mainlines

Gambia
28.4 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Togo
38.99 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Gambia rank
17th
Togo rank
14th

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Gambia
  • Togo
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How they compare

Togo currently reports 38.99 per 1,000 people against 28.4 per 1,000 people in Gambia, a difference of 10.59 per 1,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 17th and Togo ranks 14th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Togo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Togo Difference Ahead
1970s 2.86 per 1,000 people 2.03 per 1,000 people 0.8339 per 1,000 people Gambia
1980s 4.07 per 1,000 people 2.59 per 1,000 people 1.48 per 1,000 people Gambia
1990s 16.23 per 1,000 people 5.16 per 1,000 people 11.08 per 1,000 people Gambia
2000s 28.73 per 1,000 people 15.19 per 1,000 people 13.54 per 1,000 people Gambia
2010s 28.31 per 1,000 people 37.22 per 1,000 people 8.9 per 1,000 people Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Gambia or Togo?
Togo, at 38.99 per 1,000 people against 28.4 per 1,000 people in Gambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Gambia and Togo?
10.59 per 1,000 people, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Togo?
37 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Gambia and Togo rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Gambia ranks 17th and Togo ranks 14th 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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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.