Niger vs Zambia: Telephone faults

Niger
71.36 per 100 mainlines
in 2003
Zambia
108 per 100 mainlines
in 2004
Niger rank
5th
Zambia rank
2nd

Telephone faults over time

  • Niger
  • Zambia
50100150198919962004

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 108 per 100 mainlines against 71.36 per 100 mainlines in Niger, a difference of 36.64 per 100 mainlines.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.5 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 44 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 92.91 per 100 mainlines 87.63 per 100 mainlines 5.28 per 100 mainlines Niger
2000s 85.65 per 100 mainlines 99.34 per 100 mainlines 13.69 per 100 mainlines Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone faults, Niger or Zambia?
Zambia, at 108 per 100 mainlines against 71.36 per 100 mainlines in Niger as of 2004.
What is the difference in telephone faults between Niger and Zambia?
36.64 per 100 mainlines, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zambia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2003.
How do Niger and Zambia rank globally for telephone faults?
Niger ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd 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.