Nigeria vs Zambia: Telephone mainlines
Nigeria
4.43 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Zambia
6.36 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Nigeria rank
41st
Zambia rank
39th
Telephone mainlines over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 6.36 per 1,000 people against 4.43 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 1.93 per 1,000 people.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 39th of 53 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4473 per 1,000 people | 4.93 per 1,000 people | 4.48 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.34 per 1,000 people | 6.75 per 1,000 people | 4.41 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 3.42 per 1,000 people | 8.61 per 1,000 people | 5.19 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 7.84 per 1,000 people | 7.91 per 1,000 people | 0.071 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 5.53 per 1,000 people | 7.76 per 1,000 people | 2.23 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone mainlines, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 6.36 per 1,000 people against 4.43 per 1,000 people in Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 1.93 per 1,000 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for telephone mainlines?
- Nigeria ranks 41st and Zambia ranks 39th 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
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.