Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Telephone faults

Namibia
35 per 100 mainlines
in 2004
Zimbabwe
40 per 100 mainlines
in 2011
Namibia rank
17th
Zimbabwe rank
16th

Telephone faults over time

  • Namibia
  • Zimbabwe
0100200300199020002011

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 40 per 100 mainlines against 35 per 100 mainlines in Namibia, a difference of 5 per 100 mainlines.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Namibia ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th of 44 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 76.9 per 100 mainlines 227.5 per 100 mainlines 150.6 per 100 mainlines Zimbabwe
2000s 42.27 per 100 mainlines 72.17 per 100 mainlines 29.9 per 100 mainlines Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone faults, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 40 per 100 mainlines against 35 per 100 mainlines in Namibia as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone faults between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
5 per 100 mainlines, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2004.
How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for telephone faults?
Namibia ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 16th 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.