Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Burkina Faso
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 461.09 per 1,000 people against 409.86 per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 51.23 per 1,000 people.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Rwanda ranks 40th of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4405 per 1,000 people | 0.4882 per 1,000 people | 0.0477 per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 1.14 per 1,000 people | 0.9084 per 1,000 people | 0.2359 per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 2.78 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | 0.8977 per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 79.93 per 1,000 people | 56.81 per 1,000 people | 23.12 per 1,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 408.21 per 1,000 people | 373.81 per 1,000 people | 34.39 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 Rwanda?
- Burkina Faso, at 461.09 per 1,000 people against 409.86 per 1,000 people in Rwanda as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 51.23 per 1,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Rwanda ranks 40th 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.