Benin vs Cape Verde: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Benin
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 940.76 per 1,000 people against 870.11 per 1,000 people in Benin, a difference of 70.65 per 1,000 people.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 16th and Cape Verde ranks 14th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Cape Verde in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8993 per 1,000 people | 0.8913 per 1,000 people | 0.008 per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1970s | 1.67 per 1,000 people | 4.79 per 1,000 people | 3.12 per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 2.72 per 1,000 people | 10.19 per 1,000 people | 7.47 per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 5.08 per 1,000 people | 59.25 per 1,000 people | 54.17 per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 174.48 per 1,000 people | 382.09 per 1,000 people | 207.62 per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 842.31 per 1,000 people | 917.8 per 1,000 people | 75.49 per 1,000 people | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Benin or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 940.76 per 1,000 people against 870.11 per 1,000 people in Benin as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Benin and Cape Verde?
- 70.65 per 1,000 people, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cape Verde?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Benin and Cape Verde rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Benin ranks 16th and Cape Verde ranks 14th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Fixed lines are telephone mainlines connecting a customer's equipment to the public switched telephone network. Mobile phone subscribers refer to users of portable telephones subscribing to an automatic public mobile telephone service using cellular technology that provides access to the public switched telephone network.