Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers
Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 176.5 per 1,000 people against 55.47 per 1,000 people in Eritrea, a difference of 121.03 per 1,000 people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 53rd and Ethiopia ranks 51st of 53 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.71 per 1,000 people | 2.6 per 1,000 people | 3.11 per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 18 per 1,000 people | 18.82 per 1,000 people | 0.8184 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 50.53 per 1,000 people | 135.04 per 1,000 people | 84.51 per 1,000 people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 176.5 per 1,000 people against 55.47 per 1,000 people in Eritrea as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 121.03 per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
- How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
- Eritrea ranks 53rd 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.