Burundi vs Eritrea: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Burundi
226.77 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Eritrea
55.47 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Burundi rank
50th
Eritrea rank
53rd

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Burundi
  • Eritrea
050100150200250196519882011

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 226.77 per 1,000 people against 55.47 per 1,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 171.3 per 1,000 people.

That makes Burundi's figure about 4.1 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.

Burundi ranks 50th and Eritrea ranks 53rd of 53 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 2.73 per 1,000 people 5.71 per 1,000 people 2.98 per 1,000 people Eritrea
2000s 33.16 per 1,000 people 18 per 1,000 people 15.16 per 1,000 people Burundi
2010s 215.56 per 1,000 people 50.53 per 1,000 people 165.03 per 1,000 people Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Burundi or Eritrea?
Burundi, at 226.77 per 1,000 people against 55.47 per 1,000 people in Eritrea as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Burundi and Eritrea?
171.3 per 1,000 people, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eritrea?
20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
How do Burundi and Eritrea rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Burundi ranks 50th and Eritrea ranks 53rd 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.