Gambia vs Zimbabwe: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Gambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 81.73 per 100 people against 74.92 per 100 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 6.81 per 100 people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Gambia ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1905 per 100 people | 1.47 per 100 people | 1.28 per 100 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.2842 per 100 people | 1.34 per 100 people | 1.06 per 100 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.4069 per 100 people | 1.23 per 100 people | 0.8183 per 100 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.8 per 100 people | 1.58 per 100 people | 0.2186 per 100 people | Gambia |
| 2000s | 30.53 per 100 people | 10.57 per 100 people | 19.96 per 100 people | Gambia |
| 2010s | 85.04 per 100 people | 69.59 per 100 people | 15.45 per 100 people | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Gambia or Zimbabwe?
- Gambia, at 81.73 per 100 people against 74.92 per 100 people in Zimbabwe as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 6.81 per 100 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Gambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Gambia ranks 18th and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 53 countries.
- 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.