Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Telephone faults
Botswana
30 per 100 mainlines
in 2008
Zimbabwe
40 per 100 mainlines
in 2011
Botswana rank
19th
Zimbabwe rank
16th
Telephone faults over time
- Botswana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 40 per 100 mainlines against 30 per 100 mainlines in Botswana, a difference of 10 per 100 mainlines.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 44 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.8 per 100 mainlines | 221.86 per 100 mainlines | 187.06 per 100 mainlines | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 30 per 100 mainlines | 50 per 100 mainlines | 20 per 100 mainlines | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone faults, Botswana or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 40 per 100 mainlines against 30 per 100 mainlines in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone faults between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 10 per 100 mainlines, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2008.
- How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for telephone faults?
- Botswana ranks 19th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 44 countries.
- 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
Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.