Libya vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Libya
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa
How they compare
Libya currently reports 171.27 per 100 people against 50.39 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa, a difference of 120.88 per 100 people.
That makes Libya's figure about 3.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 5th of 53 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6247 per 100 people | 0.1307 per 100 people | 0.494 per 100 people | Libya |
| 1980s | 3.76 per 100 people | 0.3119 per 100 people | 3.45 per 100 people | Libya |
| 1990s | 7.08 per 100 people | 0.5003 per 100 people | 6.58 per 100 people | Libya |
| 2000s | 60.55 per 100 people | 12.45 per 100 people | 48.1 per 100 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 181.05 per 100 people | 46.87 per 100 people | 134.19 per 100 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Libya or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- Libya, at 171.27 per 100 people against 50.39 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- 120.88 per 100 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Libya and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Libya ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa ranks 5th 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.