Djibouti vs Mauritania: Telephone mainlines

Djibouti
20.37 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mauritania
20.41 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Djibouti rank
21st
Mauritania rank
20th

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Djibouti
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 20.41 per 1,000 people against 20.37 per 1,000 people in Djibouti, a difference of 0.04 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 21st and Mauritania ranks 20th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Mauritania Difference Ahead
1970s 6.75 per 1,000 people 1.35 per 1,000 people 5.41 per 1,000 people Djibouti
1980s 9.3 per 1,000 people 2.26 per 1,000 people 7.05 per 1,000 people Djibouti
1990s 11.78 per 1,000 people 4.27 per 1,000 people 7.51 per 1,000 people Djibouti
2000s 14.71 per 1,000 people 13.63 per 1,000 people 1.08 per 1,000 people Djibouti
2010s 20.58 per 1,000 people 20.55 per 1,000 people 0.0262 per 1,000 people Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Djibouti or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 20.41 per 1,000 people against 20.37 per 1,000 people in Djibouti as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Djibouti and Mauritania?
0.04 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Mauritania?
38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Djibouti and Mauritania rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Djibouti ranks 21st and Mauritania ranks 20th 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.