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

Djibouti
233.55 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Malawi
268.19 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Djibouti rank
48th
Malawi rank
47th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Djibouti
  • Malawi
0100200300196019852011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 268.19 per 1,000 people against 233.55 per 1,000 people in Djibouti, a difference of 34.64 per 1,000 people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 48th and Malawi ranks 47th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 6.75 per 1,000 people 1.8 per 1,000 people 4.96 per 1,000 people Djibouti
1980s 9.3 per 1,000 people 2.63 per 1,000 people 6.67 per 1,000 people Djibouti
1990s 11.9 per 1,000 people 3.78 per 1,000 people 8.12 per 1,000 people Djibouti
2000s 71.53 per 1,000 people 55.83 per 1,000 people 15.7 per 1,000 people Djibouti
2010s 220.34 per 1,000 people 243.8 per 1,000 people 23.46 per 1,000 people Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Djibouti or Malawi?
Malawi, at 268.19 per 1,000 people against 233.55 per 1,000 people in Djibouti as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Djibouti and Malawi?
34.64 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Malawi?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Djibouti and Malawi rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Djibouti ranks 48th 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.