Angola vs Equatorial Guinea: Telephone mainlines

Angola
15.46 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea
19.33 per 1,000 people
in 2010
Angola rank
25th
Equatorial Guinea rank
22nd

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Angola
  • Equatorial Guinea
05101520196019852011

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 19.33 per 1,000 people against 15.46 per 1,000 people in Angola, a difference of 3.87 per 1,000 people.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 25th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 5.72 per 1,000 people 2.95 per 1,000 people 2.77 per 1,000 people Angola
1990s 5.06 per 1,000 people 6.38 per 1,000 people 1.32 per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea
2000s 6.65 per 1,000 people 15.28 per 1,000 people 8.63 per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea
2010s 15.89 per 1,000 people 19.33 per 1,000 people 3.44 per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Angola or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 19.33 per 1,000 people against 15.46 per 1,000 people in Angola as of 2010.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Angola and Equatorial Guinea?
3.87 per 1,000 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Equatorial Guinea?
30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
How do Angola and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Angola ranks 25th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd 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.