Africa vs Zambia: Telephone faults

Africa
51.45 per 100 mainlines
in 2003
Zambia
108 per 100 mainlines
in 2004
Africa rank
1st
Zambia rank
2nd

Telephone faults over time

  • Africa
  • Zambia
50100150199019972004

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 108 per 100 mainlines against 51.45 per 100 mainlines in Africa, a difference of 56.55 per 100 mainlines.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.1 times Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Africa ahead.

Africa ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 2nd of 2 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 73.28 per 100 mainlines 120.26 per 100 mainlines 46.98 per 100 mainlines Zambia
2000s 52.63 per 100 mainlines 99.34 per 100 mainlines 46.71 per 100 mainlines Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone faults, Africa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 108 per 100 mainlines against 51.45 per 100 mainlines in Africa as of 2004.
What is the difference in telephone faults between Africa and Zambia?
56.55 per 100 mainlines, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Zambia?
12 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2003.
How do Africa and Zambia rank globally for telephone faults?
Africa ranks 1st and Zambia ranks 2nd of 2 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.