Lesotho vs Mauritania: Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people)
Lesotho
17.59 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mauritania
20.41 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Lesotho rank
23rd
Mauritania rank
20th
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 20.41 per 1,000 people against 17.59 per 1,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 2.82 per 1,000 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 23rd and Mauritania ranks 20th of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.79 per 1,000 people | 1.35 per 1,000 people | 0.4444 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 4.92 per 1,000 people | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 2.66 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 9.08 per 1,000 people | 4.27 per 1,000 people | 4.81 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 18.1 per 1,000 people | 13.63 per 1,000 people | 4.47 per 1,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 17.68 per 1,000 people | 20.55 per 1,000 people | 2.87 per 1,000 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone mainlines, Lesotho or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 20.41 per 1,000 people against 17.59 per 1,000 people in Lesotho as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 2.82 per 1,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for telephone mainlines?
- Lesotho ranks 23rd 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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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.