Equatorial Guinea vs Lesotho: Telephone mainlines

Equatorial Guinea
19.33 per 1,000 people
in 2010
Lesotho
17.59 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea rank
22nd
Lesotho rank
23rd

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 19.33 per 1,000 people against 17.59 per 1,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 1.74 per 1,000 people.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lesotho ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd and Lesotho ranks 23rd of 53 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 2.95 per 1,000 people 5.17 per 1,000 people 2.22 per 1,000 people Lesotho
1990s 6.38 per 1,000 people 9.08 per 1,000 people 2.7 per 1,000 people Lesotho
2000s 15.28 per 1,000 people 18.1 per 1,000 people 2.83 per 1,000 people Lesotho
2010s 19.33 per 1,000 people 17.78 per 1,000 people 1.54 per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Equatorial Guinea or Lesotho?
Equatorial Guinea, at 19.33 per 1,000 people against 17.59 per 1,000 people in Lesotho as of 2010.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
1.74 per 1,000 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho?
30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd 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

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.