South Africa vs Tunisia: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- South Africa
- Tunisia
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 134.67 per 100 people against 127.47 per 100 people in Tunisia, a difference of 7.2 per 100 people.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 4th and Tunisia ranks 6th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Tunisia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.77 per 100 people | 0.667 per 100 people | 3.1 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 4.94 per 100 people | 1.28 per 100 people | 3.66 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 7.31 per 100 people | 2.49 per 100 people | 4.83 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 13.43 per 100 people | 6.01 per 100 people | 7.43 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 68.41 per 100 people | 56.95 per 100 people | 11.45 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 121.94 per 100 people | 122.52 per 100 people | 0.5805 per 100 people | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, South Africa or Tunisia?
- South Africa, at 134.67 per 100 people against 127.47 per 100 people in Tunisia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between South Africa and Tunisia?
- 7.2 per 100 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tunisia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do South Africa and Tunisia rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- South Africa ranks 4th and Tunisia ranks 6th 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.