Benin vs Cape Verde: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Benin
870.11 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Cape Verde
940.76 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Benin rank
16th
Cape Verde rank
14th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Benin
  • Cape Verde
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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

Indicator
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.