Mauritania vs Zambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Mauritania
0.3095 per 100 people
in 2024
Zambia
0.3457 per 100 people
in 2024
Mauritania rank
184th
Zambia rank
181st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Mauritania
  • Zambia
00.511.522.5196019922024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.3457 per 100 people against 0.3095 per 100 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0362 per 100 people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 184th and Zambia ranks 181st of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1024 per 100 people 0.5566 per 100 people 0.4542 per 100 people Zambia
1980s 0.2257 per 100 people 0.6736 per 100 people 0.448 per 100 people Zambia
1990s 0.4293 per 100 people 0.8739 per 100 people 0.4446 per 100 people Zambia
2000s 1.4 per 100 people 0.7773 per 100 people 0.6274 per 100 people Mauritania
2010s 1.55 per 100 people 0.6437 per 100 people 0.9034 per 100 people Mauritania
2020s 0.8924 per 100 people 0.3858 per 100 people 0.5067 per 100 people Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Mauritania or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.3457 per 100 people against 0.3095 per 100 people in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Mauritania and Zambia?
0.0362 per 100 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Mauritania ranks 184th and Zambia ranks 181st of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone 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

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.