Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 475.18 per 1,000 people against 461.09 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 14.09 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th of 53 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.14 per 1,000 people | 4.94 per 1,000 people | 3.8 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 2.78 per 1,000 people | 6.21 per 1,000 people | 3.43 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 79.93 per 1,000 people | 120.73 per 1,000 people | 40.8 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 355.33 per 1,000 people | 475.18 per 1,000 people | 119.85 per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 475.18 per 1,000 people against 461.09 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2010.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 14.09 per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
- How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th 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.