Sao Tome and Principe vs Zambia: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Zambia
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 72.98 per 100 people against 61.23 per 100 people in Zambia, a difference of 11.75 per 100 people.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd and Zambia ranks 26th of 53 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5479 per 100 people | 0.4927 per 100 people | 0.0552 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.6397 per 100 people | 0.5636 per 100 people | 0.0762 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1980s | 1.66 per 100 people | 0.6745 per 100 people | 0.9861 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 2.32 per 100 people | 0.9072 per 100 people | 1.41 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 17.47 per 100 people | 12.52 per 100 people | 4.95 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 69.91 per 100 people | 52.14 per 100 people | 17.77 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Sao Tome and Principe or Zambia?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 72.98 per 100 people against 61.23 per 100 people in Zambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
- 11.75 per 100 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd 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.