Chad vs Malawi: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Chad
320.75 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Malawi
268.19 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Chad rank
44th
Malawi rank
47th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Chad
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 320.75 per 1,000 people against 268.19 per 1,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 52.56 per 1,000 people.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malawi ahead.

Chad ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 47th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4561 per 1,000 people 0.9812 per 1,000 people 0.5251 per 1,000 people Malawi
1970s 0.5586 per 1,000 people 1.65 per 1,000 people 1.09 per 1,000 people Malawi
1980s 0.3676 per 1,000 people 2.66 per 1,000 people 2.29 per 1,000 people Malawi
1990s 0.8324 per 1,000 people 3.78 per 1,000 people 2.95 per 1,000 people Malawi
2000s 56.47 per 1,000 people 55.83 per 1,000 people 0.6463 per 1,000 people Chad
2010s 290.71 per 1,000 people 243.8 per 1,000 people 46.91 per 1,000 people Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Chad or Malawi?
Chad, at 320.75 per 1,000 people against 268.19 per 1,000 people in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Chad and Malawi?
52.56 per 1,000 people, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Malawi?
36 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Chad and Malawi rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Chad ranks 44th and Malawi ranks 47th 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.