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

Burkina Faso
461.09 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Madagascar
413.01 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Madagascar rank
39th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Madagascar
0100200300400500196519882011

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 461.09 per 1,000 people against 413.01 per 1,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 48.08 per 1,000 people.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Madagascar ranks 39th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4161 per 1,000 people 1.92 per 1,000 people 1.51 per 1,000 people Madagascar
1980s 1.14 per 1,000 people 2.29 per 1,000 people 1.15 per 1,000 people Madagascar
1990s 2.78 per 1,000 people 3.38 per 1,000 people 0.6017 per 1,000 people Madagascar
2000s 79.93 per 1,000 people 87.6 per 1,000 people 7.67 per 1,000 people Madagascar
2010s 408.21 per 1,000 people 396.09 per 1,000 people 12.12 per 1,000 people Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Burkina Faso or Madagascar?
Burkina Faso, at 461.09 per 1,000 people against 413.01 per 1,000 people in Madagascar as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
48.08 per 1,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Madagascar?
34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Madagascar rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Madagascar ranks 39th 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.