Benin vs Equatorial Guinea: Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people)
Benin
16.78 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea
19.33 per 1,000 people
in 2010
Benin rank
24th
Equatorial Guinea rank
22nd
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) over time
- Benin
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 19.33 per 1,000 people against 16.78 per 1,000 people in Benin, a difference of 2.55 per 1,000 people.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 24th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd of 53 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.76 per 1,000 people | 2.95 per 1,000 people | 0.1946 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.73 per 1,000 people | 6.38 per 1,000 people | 1.65 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 10.69 per 1,000 people | 15.28 per 1,000 people | 4.58 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 15.08 per 1,000 people | 19.33 per 1,000 people | 4.25 per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone mainlines, Benin or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 19.33 per 1,000 people against 16.78 per 1,000 people in Benin as of 2010.
- What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 2.55 per 1,000 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Equatorial Guinea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
- How do Benin and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for telephone mainlines?
- Benin ranks 24th 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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About this data
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.