Benin vs Côte d'Ivoire: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Benin
- Côte d'Ivoire
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
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.