Angola vs Benin: Telephone mainlines

Angola
15.46 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Benin
16.78 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Angola rank
25th
Benin rank
24th

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Angola
  • Benin
051015196019852011

How they compare

Benin currently reports 16.78 per 1,000 people against 15.46 per 1,000 people in Angola, a difference of 1.32 per 1,000 people.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 25th and Benin ranks 24th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Benin in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Benin Difference Ahead
1960s 1.59 per 1,000 people 0.8915 per 1,000 people 0.7006 per 1,000 people Angola
1970s 3.02 per 1,000 people 1.81 per 1,000 people 1.21 per 1,000 people Angola
1980s 5.62 per 1,000 people 2.72 per 1,000 people 2.9 per 1,000 people Angola
1990s 5.06 per 1,000 people 4.73 per 1,000 people 0.3281 per 1,000 people Angola
2000s 6.65 per 1,000 people 10.69 per 1,000 people 4.04 per 1,000 people Benin
2010s 15.67 per 1,000 people 15.93 per 1,000 people 0.2567 per 1,000 people Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Angola or Benin?
Benin, at 16.78 per 1,000 people against 15.46 per 1,000 people in Angola as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Angola and Benin?
1.32 per 1,000 people, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Benin?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Angola and Benin rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Angola ranks 25th and Benin ranks 24th 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 (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Telephone mainlines (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, 2,199 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data. Telephone mainlines are fixed telephone lines connecting a subscriber to the telephone exchange equipment.