Malawi vs Somalia: Telephone mainlines
Malawi
11.28 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Somalia
10.72 per 1,000 people
in 2010
Malawi rank
31st
Somalia rank
33rd
Telephone mainlines over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11.28 per 1,000 people against 10.72 per 1,000 people in Somalia, a difference of 0.56 per 1,000 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 33rd of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9928 per 1,000 people | 0.443 per 1,000 people | 0.5498 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1980s | 2.66 per 1,000 people | 1.71 per 1,000 people | 0.9455 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 3.36 per 1,000 people | 2.49 per 1,000 people | 0.8776 per 1,000 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 7.59 per 1,000 people | 9.45 per 1,000 people | 1.86 per 1,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 10.21 per 1,000 people | 10.72 per 1,000 people | 0.5091 per 1,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone mainlines, Malawi or Somalia?
- Malawi, at 11.28 per 1,000 people against 10.72 per 1,000 people in Somalia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Malawi and Somalia?
- 0.56 per 1,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for telephone mainlines?
- Malawi ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 33rd 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.