Nigeria vs Tanzania: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 59.02 per 100 people against 55.88 per 100 people in Tanzania, a difference of 3.14 per 100 people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Nigeria ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 30th of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0447 per 100 people | 0.0807 per 100 people | 0.036 per 100 people | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.234 per 100 people | 0.2397 per 100 people | 0.0057 per 100 people | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.3518 per 100 people | 0.362 per 100 people | 0.0102 per 100 people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 17.17 per 100 people | 12.83 per 100 people | 4.34 per 100 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 57.39 per 100 people | 51.53 per 100 people | 5.86 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, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Nigeria, at 59.02 per 100 people against 55.88 per 100 people in Tanzania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 3.14 per 100 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Nigeria ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 30th 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.