Lesotho vs Nigeria: Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita

Lesotho
0.7033 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria
0.7076 units per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
179th
Nigeria rank
178th

Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.7076 units per person against 0.7033 units per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0043 units per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Lesotho ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 178th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person —
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person —
1980s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person —
1990s 0.0013 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0012 units per person Lesotho
2000s 0.1466 units per person 0.157 units per person 0.0104 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.8443 units per person 0.7198 units per person 0.1245 units per person Lesotho
2020s 0.7164 units per person 0.9071 units per person 0.1907 units per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita, Lesotho or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.7076 units per person against 0.7033 units per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita between Lesotho and Nigeria?
0.0043 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita?
Lesotho ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 178th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Mobile cellular subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.