Nigeria vs Zambia: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 61.23 per 100 people against 59.02 per 100 people in Nigeria, a difference of 2.21 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 26th of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0447 per 100 people | 0.4927 per 100 people | 0.4479 per 100 people | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.234 per 100 people | 0.6745 per 100 people | 0.4406 per 100 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.3518 per 100 people | 0.9072 per 100 people | 0.5554 per 100 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 17.17 per 100 people | 12.52 per 100 people | 4.65 per 100 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 57.39 per 100 people | 52.14 per 100 people | 5.25 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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 61.23 per 100 people against 59.02 per 100 people in Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 2.21 per 100 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Nigeria ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 26th 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.