Ethiopia vs Malawi: Telephone mainlines

Ethiopia
9.78 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Malawi
11.28 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
34th
Malawi rank
31st

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Malawi
051015196019852011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 11.28 per 1,000 people against 9.78 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.5 per 1,000 people.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0.525 per 1,000 people 0.987 per 1,000 people 0.462 per 1,000 people Malawi
1970s 1.54 per 1,000 people 1.8 per 1,000 people 0.2564 per 1,000 people Malawi
1980s 2.21 per 1,000 people 2.63 per 1,000 people 0.4132 per 1,000 people Malawi
1990s 2.6 per 1,000 people 3.36 per 1,000 people 0.7662 per 1,000 people Malawi
2000s 7.69 per 1,000 people 7.59 per 1,000 people 0.1003 per 1,000 people Ethiopia
2010s 10.37 per 1,000 people 10.74 per 1,000 people 0.3732 per 1,000 people Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Ethiopia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 11.28 per 1,000 people against 9.78 per 1,000 people in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Ethiopia and Malawi?
1.5 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Ethiopia ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 31st 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.