Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Telephone mainlines
Eritrea
10.8 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Ethiopia
9.78 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Eritrea rank
32nd
Ethiopia rank
34th
Telephone mainlines over time
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 10.8 per 1,000 people against 9.78 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.02 per 1,000 people.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 32nd and Ethiopia ranks 34th of 53 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.71 per 1,000 people | 2.59 per 1,000 people | 3.12 per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 8.58 per 1,000 people | 7.69 per 1,000 people | 0.8878 per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 10.56 per 1,000 people | 10.37 per 1,000 people | 0.1899 per 1,000 people | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone mainlines, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
- Eritrea, at 10.8 per 1,000 people against 9.78 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 1.02 per 1,000 people, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
- How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for telephone mainlines?
- Eritrea ranks 32nd and Ethiopia ranks 34th 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.