Burkina Faso vs Liberia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Burkina Faso
461.09 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Liberia
492.44 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Liberia rank
35th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Liberia
0100200300400500197019902011

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 492.44 per 1,000 people against 461.09 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 31.35 per 1,000 people.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Liberia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Liberia ranks 35th of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Liberia Difference Ahead
1980s 1.14 per 1,000 people 3.61 per 1,000 people 2.47 per 1,000 people Liberia
1990s 2.78 per 1,000 people 2.45 per 1,000 people 0.3279 per 1,000 people Burkina Faso
2000s 102.43 per 1,000 people 115 per 1,000 people 12.56 per 1,000 people Liberia
2010s 408.21 per 1,000 people 443.65 per 1,000 people 35.44 per 1,000 people Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Burkina Faso or Liberia?
Liberia, at 492.44 per 1,000 people against 461.09 per 1,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Burkina Faso and Liberia?
31.35 per 1,000 people, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Liberia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Liberia rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Liberia ranks 35th 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.