Ethiopia vs Malawi: Public payphones

Ethiopia
0.0619 per 1,000 people
in 2009
Malawi
0.0477 per 1,000 people
in 2002
Ethiopia rank
42nd
Malawi rank
43rd

Public payphones over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
0.020.030.040.050.06198419962009

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0619 per 1,000 people against 0.0477 per 1,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.0142 per 1,000 people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 42nd and Malawi ranks 43rd of 51 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0272 per 1,000 people 0.0484 per 1,000 people 0.0212 per 1,000 people Malawi
2000s 0.0395 per 1,000 people 0.0485 per 1,000 people 0.009 per 1,000 people Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher public payphones, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Ethiopia, at 0.0619 per 1,000 people against 0.0477 per 1,000 people in Malawi as of 2009.
What is the difference in public payphones between Ethiopia and Malawi?
0.0142 per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2002.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for public payphones?
Ethiopia ranks 42nd and Malawi ranks 43rd of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Public payphones (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Public payphones (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 943 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Total number of all types of public telephones, including coin- and card-operated and public telephones in call offices. Publicly available phones installed in private places should also be included, as should mobile public telephones. All public telephones regardless of capability (e.g., local calls or national only) should be counted. If the national definition of "payphone" differs from that above (e.g., by excluding pay phones in private places), then respondents should indicate their own definition.