Burundi vs Ethiopia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Burundi
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 226.77 per 1,000 people against 176.5 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 50.27 per 1,000 people.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Burundi ranks 50th and Ethiopia ranks 51st of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4357 per 1,000 people | 0.6672 per 1,000 people | 0.2314 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.6659 per 1,000 people | 1.36 per 1,000 people | 0.6902 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 0.9882 per 1,000 people | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 1.27 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 2.51 per 1,000 people | 2.61 per 1,000 people | 0.1028 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 33.16 per 1,000 people | 18.82 per 1,000 people | 14.34 per 1,000 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 215.56 per 1,000 people | 135.04 per 1,000 people | 80.51 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 Ethiopia?
- Burundi, at 226.77 per 1,000 people against 176.5 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 50.27 per 1,000 people, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ethiopia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Burundi and Ethiopia rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Burundi ranks 50th and Ethiopia ranks 51st 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.