Angola vs Lesotho, Kingdom of: Telephone mainlines

Angola
15.46 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Lesotho, Kingdom of
17.59 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Angola rank
25th
Lesotho, Kingdom of rank
23rd

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Angola
  • Lesotho, Kingdom of
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How they compare

Lesotho, Kingdom of currently reports 17.59 per 1,000 people against 15.46 per 1,000 people in Angola, a difference of 2.13 per 1,000 people.

That makes Lesotho, Kingdom of's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 25th and Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 23rd of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho, Kingdom of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Lesotho, Kingdom of Difference Ahead
1960s 1.59 per 1,000 people 0.8775 per 1,000 people 0.7147 per 1,000 people Angola
1970s 3.02 per 1,000 people 1.79 per 1,000 people 1.22 per 1,000 people Angola
1980s 5.62 per 1,000 people 4.92 per 1,000 people 0.6991 per 1,000 people Angola
1990s 5.06 per 1,000 people 9.08 per 1,000 people 4.02 per 1,000 people Lesotho, Kingdom of
2000s 6.65 per 1,000 people 18.1 per 1,000 people 11.45 per 1,000 people Lesotho, Kingdom of
2010s 15.67 per 1,000 people 17.68 per 1,000 people 2.01 per 1,000 people Lesotho, Kingdom of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Angola or Lesotho, Kingdom of?
Lesotho, Kingdom of, at 17.59 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 Lesotho, Kingdom of?
2.13 per 1,000 people, with Lesotho, Kingdom of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Lesotho, Kingdom of?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Angola and Lesotho, Kingdom of rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Angola ranks 25th and Lesotho, Kingdom of ranks 23rd 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.