Ethiopia vs Mali: Telephone mainlines

Ethiopia
9.78 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mali
6.61 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
34th
Mali rank
37th

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Mali
02.557.51012.5196019852011

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 9.78 per 1,000 people against 6.61 per 1,000 people in Mali, a difference of 3.17 per 1,000 people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Mali's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 34th and Mali ranks 37th of 53 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 0.525 per 1,000 people 0.3893 per 1,000 people 0.1358 per 1,000 people Ethiopia
1970s 1.54 per 1,000 people 0.5525 per 1,000 people 0.9882 per 1,000 people Ethiopia
1980s 2.21 per 1,000 people 0.894 per 1,000 people 1.32 per 1,000 people Ethiopia
1990s 2.6 per 1,000 people 1.9 per 1,000 people 0.6993 per 1,000 people Ethiopia
2000s 7.69 per 1,000 people 5.15 per 1,000 people 2.54 per 1,000 people Ethiopia
2010s 10.37 per 1,000 people 7.03 per 1,000 people 3.34 per 1,000 people Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Ethiopia or Mali?
Ethiopia, at 9.78 per 1,000 people against 6.61 per 1,000 people in Mali as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Ethiopia and Mali?
3.17 per 1,000 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mali?
40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Mali rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Ethiopia ranks 34th and Mali ranks 37th 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.