Lesotho vs Nigeria: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions

Lesotho
57.93 per 100 people
in 2011
Nigeria
59.02 per 100 people
in 2011
Lesotho rank
29th
Nigeria rank
27th

Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Lesotho
  • Nigeria
0204060196019852011

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 59.02 per 100 people against 57.93 per 100 people in Lesotho, a difference of 1.09 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 27th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.047 per 100 people 0.0447 per 100 people 0.0022 per 100 people Lesotho
1980s 0.5173 per 100 people 0.234 per 100 people 0.2833 per 100 people Lesotho
1990s 1.05 per 100 people 0.3518 per 100 people 0.6952 per 100 people Lesotho
2000s 15.55 per 100 people 17.17 per 100 people 1.62 per 100 people Nigeria
2010s 52.59 per 100 people 57.39 per 100 people 4.8 per 100 people Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Lesotho or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 59.02 per 100 people against 57.93 per 100 people in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Lesotho and Nigeria?
1.09 per 100 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
Lesotho ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 27th 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

Indicator
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.