Gabon vs Namibia: Mobile cellular subscriptions
Mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Gabon
- Namibia
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 3.18 million against 2.58 million in Namibia, a difference of 601,640.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Namibia ahead.
Gabon ranks 142nd and Namibia ranks 144th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 4,295 | 7,214 | 2,920 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 689,233 | 538,992 | 150,241 | Gabon |
| 2010s | 2.66 million | 2.52 million | 142,336 | Gabon |
| 2020s | 3.08 million | 2.78 million | 304,130 | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile cellular subscriptions, Gabon or Namibia?
- Gabon, at 3.18 million against 2.58 million in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mobile cellular subscriptions between Gabon and Namibia?
- 601,640, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Namibia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Namibia rank globally for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Gabon ranks 142nd and Namibia ranks 144th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.