Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Telephone faults

Burkina Faso
18.35 per 100 mainlines
in 2004
Kenya
14.77 per 100 mainlines
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
26th
Kenya rank
28th

Telephone faults over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Kenya
050100150200199320022011

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 18.35 per 100 mainlines against 14.77 per 100 mainlines in Kenya, a difference of 3.58 per 100 mainlines.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 28th of 44 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 78.8 per 100 mainlines 181.2 per 100 mainlines 102.4 per 100 mainlines Kenya
2000s 37.29 per 100 mainlines 162.35 per 100 mainlines 125.06 per 100 mainlines Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone faults, Burkina Faso or Kenya?
Burkina Faso, at 18.35 per 100 mainlines against 14.77 per 100 mainlines in Kenya as of 2004.
What is the difference in telephone faults between Burkina Faso and Kenya?
3.58 per 100 mainlines, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Kenya?
11 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2004.
How do Burkina Faso and Kenya rank globally for telephone faults?
Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Kenya ranks 28th 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

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.