Madagascar vs Mali: Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people)

Madagascar
6.49 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mali
6.61 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Madagascar rank
38th
Mali rank
37th

Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 6.61 per 1,000 people against 6.49 per 1,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 0.12 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 38th and Mali ranks 37th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 1.65 per 1,000 people 0.4645 per 1,000 people 1.18 per 1,000 people Madagascar
1970s 1.99 per 1,000 people 0.5506 per 1,000 people 1.44 per 1,000 people Madagascar
1980s 2.28 per 1,000 people 0.894 per 1,000 people 1.39 per 1,000 people Madagascar
1990s 2.99 per 1,000 people 1.9 per 1,000 people 1.09 per 1,000 people Madagascar
2000s 5.48 per 1,000 people 5.15 per 1,000 people 0.3289 per 1,000 people Madagascar
2010s 6.67 per 1,000 people 7.03 per 1,000 people 0.3573 per 1,000 people Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Madagascar or Mali?
Mali, at 6.61 per 1,000 people against 6.49 per 1,000 people in Madagascar as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Madagascar and Mali?
0.12 per 1,000 people, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Madagascar ranks 38th 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.