Africa vs Gambia: Telephone faults

Africa
51.45 per 100 mainlines
in 2003
Gambia
76 per 100 mainlines
in 1996
Africa rank
2nd
Gambia rank
4th

Telephone faults over time

  • Africa
  • Gambia
0255075100125199219972003

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 76 per 100 mainlines against 51.45 per 100 mainlines in Africa, a difference of 24.55 per 100 mainlines.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.5 times Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Gambia ahead.

Africa ranks 2nd and Gambia ranks 4th of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone faults, Africa or Gambia?
Gambia, at 76 per 100 mainlines against 51.45 per 100 mainlines in Africa as of 1996.
What is the difference in telephone faults between Africa and Gambia?
24.55 per 100 mainlines, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Gambia?
5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 1996.
How do Africa and Gambia rank globally for telephone faults?
Africa ranks 2nd and Gambia ranks 4th of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone faults (per 100 mainlines). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Telephone faults (per 100 mainlines)
Unit
per 100 mainlines
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 623 data points, 1982–2011
Last refreshed

Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.