Equatorial Guinea vs North Africa: Telephone faults

Equatorial Guinea
62 per 100 mainlines
in 1998
North Africa
21.1 per 100 mainlines
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea rank
7th
North Africa rank
4th

Telephone faults over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • North Africa
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 62 per 100 mainlines against 21.1 per 100 mainlines in North Africa, a difference of 40.9 per 100 mainlines.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 2.9 times North Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1992 it was North Africa ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th and North Africa ranks 4th of 44 countries.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone faults, Equatorial Guinea or North Africa?
Equatorial Guinea, at 62 per 100 mainlines against 21.1 per 100 mainlines in North Africa as of 1998.
What is the difference in telephone faults between Equatorial Guinea and North Africa?
40.9 per 100 mainlines, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and North Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 1998.
How do Equatorial Guinea and North Africa rank globally for telephone faults?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th and North 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.