Benin vs Côte d'Ivoire: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Benin
870.11 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Côte d'Ivoire
873.94 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Benin rank
16th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
15th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Benin
  • Côte d'Ivoire
0200400600800196019852011

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 873.94 per 1,000 people against 870.11 per 1,000 people in Benin, a difference of 3.83 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Benin ranks 16th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Côte d'Ivoire in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8915 per 1,000 people 1.48 per 1,000 people 0.5876 per 1,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 1.81 per 1,000 people 3.68 per 1,000 people 1.87 per 1,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 2.72 per 1,000 people 5.27 per 1,000 people 2.55 per 1,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 5.08 per 1,000 people 10.68 per 1,000 people 5.6 per 1,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 174.48 per 1,000 people 243.97 per 1,000 people 69.49 per 1,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 842.31 per 1,000 people 839.3 per 1,000 people 3.01 per 1,000 people Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Benin or Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 873.94 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
3.83 per 1,000 people, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Côte d'Ivoire?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Benin and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Benin ranks 16th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 15th 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.