Equatorial Guinea vs Mauritania: Telephone mainlines

Equatorial Guinea
19.33 per 1,000 people
in 2010
Mauritania
20.41 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea rank
22nd
Mauritania rank
20th

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 20.41 per 1,000 people against 19.33 per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1.08 per 1,000 people.

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

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd and Mauritania ranks 20th of 53 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Mauritania Difference Ahead
1980s 2.95 per 1,000 people 2.27 per 1,000 people 0.6847 per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea
1990s 6.38 per 1,000 people 4.27 per 1,000 people 2.11 per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea
2000s 15.28 per 1,000 people 13.63 per 1,000 people 1.64 per 1,000 people Equatorial Guinea
2010s 19.33 per 1,000 people 20.69 per 1,000 people 1.36 per 1,000 people Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Equatorial Guinea or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 20.41 per 1,000 people against 19.33 per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania?
1.08 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania?
30 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Mauritania rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd 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.