Benin vs Lesotho: Telephone mainlines
Benin
16.78 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Lesotho
17.59 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Benin rank
24th
Lesotho rank
23rd
Telephone mainlines over time
- Benin
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 17.59 per 1,000 people against 16.78 per 1,000 people in Benin, a difference of 0.81 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 24th and Lesotho ranks 23rd of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8915 per 1,000 people | 0.8775 per 1,000 people | 0.0141 per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1970s | 1.81 per 1,000 people | 1.79 per 1,000 people | 0.0145 per 1,000 people | Benin |
| 1980s | 2.72 per 1,000 people | 4.92 per 1,000 people | 2.2 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 4.73 per 1,000 people | 9.08 per 1,000 people | 4.35 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 10.69 per 1,000 people | 18.1 per 1,000 people | 7.41 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 15.93 per 1,000 people | 17.68 per 1,000 people | 1.75 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone mainlines, Benin or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 17.59 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 Lesotho?
- 0.81 per 1,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Lesotho?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Benin and Lesotho rank globally for telephone mainlines?
- Benin ranks 24th and Lesotho 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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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.