Benin vs Eswatini: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Benin
870.11 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Eswatini
788.9 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Benin rank
16th
Eswatini rank
19th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Benin
  • Eswatini
0200400600800196019852011

How they compare

Benin currently reports 870.11 per 1,000 people against 788.9 per 1,000 people in Eswatini, a difference of 81.21 per 1,000 people.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eswatini ahead.

Benin ranks 16th and Eswatini ranks 19th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Eswatini in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Eswatini Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8915 per 1,000 people 4.27 per 1,000 people 3.38 per 1,000 people Eswatini
1970s 1.81 per 1,000 people 6.67 per 1,000 people 4.87 per 1,000 people Eswatini
1980s 2.72 per 1,000 people 11.92 per 1,000 people 9.2 per 1,000 people Eswatini
1990s 5.08 per 1,000 people 23.36 per 1,000 people 18.28 per 1,000 people Eswatini
2000s 174.48 per 1,000 people 275.37 per 1,000 people 100.89 per 1,000 people Eswatini
2010s 842.31 per 1,000 people 763.36 per 1,000 people 78.95 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 Eswatini?
Benin, at 870.11 per 1,000 people against 788.9 per 1,000 people in Eswatini as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Benin and Eswatini?
81.21 per 1,000 people, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Eswatini?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Benin and Eswatini rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Benin ranks 16th and Eswatini ranks 19th 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.