Djibouti vs Ethiopia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Djibouti
233.55 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Ethiopia
176.5 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Djibouti rank
48th
Ethiopia rank
51st

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Djibouti
  • Ethiopia
050100150200250196019852011

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 233.55 per 1,000 people against 176.5 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 57.05 per 1,000 people.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 48th and Ethiopia ranks 51st of 53 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 6.75 per 1,000 people 1.54 per 1,000 people 5.21 per 1,000 people Djibouti
1980s 9.3 per 1,000 people 2.21 per 1,000 people 7.09 per 1,000 people Djibouti
1990s 11.9 per 1,000 people 2.61 per 1,000 people 9.29 per 1,000 people Djibouti
2000s 71.53 per 1,000 people 18.82 per 1,000 people 52.71 per 1,000 people Djibouti
2010s 220.34 per 1,000 people 135.04 per 1,000 people 85.3 per 1,000 people Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Djibouti or Ethiopia?
Djibouti, at 233.55 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 Djibouti and Ethiopia?
57.05 per 1,000 people, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Ethiopia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Djibouti and Ethiopia rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Djibouti ranks 48th 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

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.