Gambia vs South Africa: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita
Gambia
0.016 units per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0158 units per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
161st
South Africa rank
162nd
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita over time
- Gambia
- South Africa
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.016 units per person against 0.0158 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Gambia ranks 161st and South Africa ranks 162nd of 212 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0372 units per person | 0.0356 units per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0437 units per person | 0.0415 units per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0661 units per person | 0.0625 units per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0145 units per person | 0.0927 units per person | 0.0782 units per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0258 units per person | 0.0995 units per person | 0.0737 units per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0232 units per person | 0.0737 units per person | 0.0506 units per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0207 units per person | 0.0234 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher landline phone subscriptions, per capita, Gambia or South Africa?
- Gambia, at 0.016 units per person against 0.0158 units per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions, per capita between Gambia and South Africa?
- 0.0002 units per person, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and South Africa rank globally for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 161st and South Africa ranks 162nd of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Landline phone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.