Sao Tome and Principe vs Zimbabwe: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 74.92 per 100 people against 72.98 per 100 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.94 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5479 per 100 people | 1.47 per 100 people | 0.9179 per 100 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 0.6397 per 100 people | 1.32 per 100 people | 0.6843 per 100 people | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.66 per 100 people | 1.22 per 100 people | 0.4451 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 2.32 per 100 people | 1.58 per 100 people | 0.7408 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 17.47 per 100 people | 10.57 per 100 people | 6.9 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 69.91 per 100 people | 69.59 per 100 people | 0.3131 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 74.92 per 100 people against 72.98 per 100 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
- 1.94 per 100 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 21st 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.