Chad vs Tanzania: Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people)

Chad
2.71 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Tanzania
3.48 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Chad rank
48th
Tanzania rank
45th

Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) over time

  • Chad
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 3.48 per 1,000 people against 2.71 per 1,000 people in Chad, a difference of 0.77 per 1,000 people.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Tanzania ahead.

Chad ranks 48th and Tanzania ranks 45th of 53 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4561 per 1,000 people 0.8757 per 1,000 people 0.4196 per 1,000 people Tanzania
1970s 0.5586 per 1,000 people 1.6 per 1,000 people 1.04 per 1,000 people Tanzania
1980s 0.3676 per 1,000 people 2.4 per 1,000 people 2.03 per 1,000 people Tanzania
1990s 0.8324 per 1,000 people 3.24 per 1,000 people 2.41 per 1,000 people Tanzania
2000s 2.25 per 1,000 people 4.13 per 1,000 people 1.88 per 1,000 people Tanzania
2010s 3.64 per 1,000 people 3.69 per 1,000 people 0.0532 per 1,000 people Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Chad or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 3.48 per 1,000 people against 2.71 per 1,000 people in Chad as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Chad and Tanzania?
0.77 per 1,000 people, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Tanzania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Chad and Tanzania rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Chad ranks 48th and Tanzania ranks 45th 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.