Sub-Saharan Africa vs Uganda: Telephone faults

Sub-Saharan Africa
48.2 per 100 mainlines
in 2002
Uganda
80 per 100 mainlines
in 1998
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th
Uganda rank
3rd

Telephone faults over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Uganda
0100200300400199219972002

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 80 per 100 mainlines against 48.2 per 100 mainlines in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 31.8 per 100 mainlines.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Uganda ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 3rd of 6 groups.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone faults, Sub-Saharan Africa or Uganda?
Uganda, at 80 per 100 mainlines against 48.2 per 100 mainlines in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 1998.
What is the difference in telephone faults between Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?
31.8 per 100 mainlines, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda?
6 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 1998.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Uganda rank globally for telephone faults?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Uganda ranks 3rd of 6 groups.
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.