Africa vs Mauritius: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Africa
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 129.75 per 100 people against 65.25 per 100 people in Africa, a difference of 64.5 per 100 people.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 2.0 times Africa's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 2nd and Mauritius ranks 5th of 6 groups.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5574 per 100 people | 0.9171 per 100 people | 0.3597 per 100 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 0.7731 per 100 people | 1.85 per 100 people | 1.08 per 100 people | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 1.02 per 100 people | 3.7 per 100 people | 2.68 per 100 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 1.96 per 100 people | 15.38 per 100 people | 13.43 per 100 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 20.45 per 100 people | 78.03 per 100 people | 57.58 per 100 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 61.09 per 100 people | 126.5 per 100 people | 65.41 per 100 people | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Africa or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 129.75 per 100 people against 65.25 per 100 people in Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Africa and Mauritius?
- 64.5 per 100 people, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Mauritius?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Africa and Mauritius rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Africa ranks 2nd and Mauritius ranks 5th of 6 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions are total telephone subscriptions (fixed line plus mobile). Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.