Djibouti vs Ethiopia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
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
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.