Sao Tome and Principe vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Telephone faults
Sao Tome and Principe
69 per 100 mainlines
in 2007
Sub-Saharan Africa
48.2 per 100 mainlines
in 2002
Sao Tome and Principe rank
6th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th
Telephone faults over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 69 per 100 mainlines against 48.2 per 100 mainlines in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 20.8 per 100 mainlines.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 44 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone faults, Sao Tome and Principe or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 69 per 100 mainlines against 48.2 per 100 mainlines in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2007.
- What is the difference in telephone faults between Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 20.8 per 100 mainlines, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 1999.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for telephone faults?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 6th 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
Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.