Sub-Saharan Africa vs Zambia: Telephone faults

Sub-Saharan Africa
48.2 per 100 mainlines
in 2002
Zambia
108 per 100 mainlines
in 2004
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th
Zambia rank
2nd

Telephone faults over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Zambia
50100150199019972004

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 108 per 100 mainlines against 48.2 per 100 mainlines in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 59.8 per 100 mainlines.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 76.95 per 100 mainlines 120.26 per 100 mainlines 43.31 per 100 mainlines Zambia
2000s 54.48 per 100 mainlines 90.81 per 100 mainlines 36.34 per 100 mainlines Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone faults, Sub-Saharan Africa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 108 per 100 mainlines against 48.2 per 100 mainlines in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2004.
What is the difference in telephone faults between Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?
59.8 per 100 mainlines, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia?
10 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2002.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia rank globally for telephone faults?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd 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.