Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Telephone mainlines

Guinea
1.76 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
3.3 per 1,000 people
in 2010
Guinea rank
50th
Guinea-Bissau rank
47th

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.3 per 1,000 people against 1.76 per 1,000 people in Guinea, a difference of 1.54 per 1,000 people.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.9 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 50th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 47th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5801 per 1,000 people 0.5478 per 1,000 people 0.0323 per 1,000 people Guinea
1980s 2.49 per 1,000 people 4.94 per 1,000 people 2.45 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
1990s 1.89 per 1,000 people 6.21 per 1,000 people 4.32 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2000s 2.76 per 1,000 people 6.23 per 1,000 people 3.47 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2010s 1.8 per 1,000 people 3.3 per 1,000 people 1.5 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 3.3 per 1,000 people against 1.76 per 1,000 people in Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
1.54 per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
31 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Guinea ranks 50th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 47th 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.