Madagascar vs Rwanda: Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers

Madagascar
413.01 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Rwanda
409.86 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Madagascar rank
39th
Rwanda rank
40th

Telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers over time

  • Madagascar
  • Rwanda
0100200300400196019852011

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 413.01 per 1,000 people against 409.86 per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 3.15 per 1,000 people.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 39th and Rwanda ranks 40th of 53 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 1.65 per 1,000 people 0.1863 per 1,000 people 1.46 per 1,000 people Madagascar
1970s 1.99 per 1,000 people 0.4798 per 1,000 people 1.51 per 1,000 people Madagascar
1980s 2.28 per 1,000 people 0.8812 per 1,000 people 1.4 per 1,000 people Madagascar
1990s 3.38 per 1,000 people 1.88 per 1,000 people 1.5 per 1,000 people Madagascar
2000s 87.6 per 1,000 people 56.81 per 1,000 people 30.79 per 1,000 people Madagascar
2010s 396.09 per 1,000 people 373.81 per 1,000 people 22.27 per 1,000 people Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers, Madagascar or Rwanda?
Madagascar, at 413.01 per 1,000 people against 409.86 per 1,000 people in Rwanda as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers between Madagascar and Rwanda?
3.15 per 1,000 people, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rwanda?
37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Madagascar and Rwanda rank globally for telephone (mainlines and mobile phone) subscribers?
Madagascar ranks 39th and Rwanda ranks 40th 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.