Djibouti vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Telephone faults

Djibouti
136 per 100 mainlines
in 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa
48.2 per 100 mainlines
in 2002
Djibouti rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th

Telephone faults over time

  • Djibouti
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
50100150200199119972004

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 136 per 100 mainlines against 48.2 per 100 mainlines in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 87.8 per 100 mainlines.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 2.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 44 countries.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone faults, Djibouti or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Djibouti, at 136 per 100 mainlines against 48.2 per 100 mainlines in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2004.
What is the difference in telephone faults between Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa?
87.8 per 100 mainlines, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 1999.
How do Djibouti and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for telephone faults?
Djibouti ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th 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.