Gambia vs North Africa: Telephone faults

Gambia
76 per 100 mainlines
in 1996
North Africa
21.1 per 100 mainlines
in 2011
Gambia rank
4th
North Africa rank
6th

Telephone faults over time

  • Gambia
  • North Africa
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 76 per 100 mainlines against 21.1 per 100 mainlines in North Africa, a difference of 54.9 per 100 mainlines.

That makes Gambia's figure about 3.6 times North Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 4th and North Africa ranks 6th 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, Gambia or North Africa?
Gambia, at 76 per 100 mainlines against 21.1 per 100 mainlines in North Africa as of 1996.
What is the difference in telephone faults between Gambia and North Africa?
54.9 per 100 mainlines, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and North Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 1996.
How do Gambia and North Africa rank globally for telephone faults?
Gambia ranks 4th and North Africa ranks 6th 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.