Benin vs Djibouti: Telephone mainlines

Benin
16.78 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Djibouti
20.37 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Benin rank
24th
Djibouti rank
21st

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Benin
  • Djibouti
05101520196019852011

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 20.37 per 1,000 people against 16.78 per 1,000 people in Benin, a difference of 3.59 per 1,000 people.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 24th and Djibouti ranks 21st of 53 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Djibouti Difference Ahead
1970s 1.81 per 1,000 people 6.75 per 1,000 people 4.95 per 1,000 people Djibouti
1980s 2.72 per 1,000 people 9.3 per 1,000 people 6.58 per 1,000 people Djibouti
1990s 4.73 per 1,000 people 11.78 per 1,000 people 7.05 per 1,000 people Djibouti
2000s 10.69 per 1,000 people 14.71 per 1,000 people 4.02 per 1,000 people Djibouti
2010s 15.93 per 1,000 people 20.58 per 1,000 people 4.65 per 1,000 people Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Benin or Djibouti?
Djibouti, at 20.37 per 1,000 people against 16.78 per 1,000 people in Benin as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Benin and Djibouti?
3.59 per 1,000 people, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Djibouti?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Benin and Djibouti rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Benin ranks 24th and Djibouti ranks 21st 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.