Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Madagascar
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 47.52 per 100 people against 41.3 per 100 people in Madagascar, a difference of 6.22 per 100 people.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Madagascar ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and Madagascar ranks 39th of 53 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4941 per 100 people | 0.2291 per 100 people | 0.265 per 100 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 0.6208 per 100 people | 0.3378 per 100 people | 0.283 per 100 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 12.07 per 100 people | 8.76 per 100 people | 3.31 per 100 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 47.52 per 100 people | 37.92 per 100 people | 9.6 per 100 people | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Guinea-Bissau or Madagascar?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 47.52 per 100 people against 41.3 per 100 people in Madagascar as of 2010.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 6.22 per 100 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and Madagascar ranks 39th 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.