Comoros vs South Africa: Telephone faults

Comoros
41.7 per 100 mainlines
in 2008
South Africa
48.2 per 100 mainlines
in 2002
Comoros rank
14th
South Africa rank
12th

Telephone faults over time

  • Comoros
  • South Africa
020406080100199220002008

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 48.2 per 100 mainlines against 41.7 per 100 mainlines in Comoros, a difference of 6.5 per 100 mainlines.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Comoros's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.

Comoros ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 12th of 44 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 81.38 per 100 mainlines 66 per 100 mainlines 15.38 per 100 mainlines Comoros
2000s 63.25 per 100 mainlines 50.93 per 100 mainlines 12.32 per 100 mainlines Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone faults, Comoros or South Africa?
South Africa, at 48.2 per 100 mainlines against 41.7 per 100 mainlines in Comoros as of 2002.
What is the difference in telephone faults between Comoros and South Africa?
6.5 per 100 mainlines, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and South Africa?
8 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2002.
How do Comoros and South Africa rank globally for telephone faults?
Comoros ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 12th 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.