Mali vs Zambia: Telephone mainlines
Mali
6.61 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Zambia
6.36 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mali rank
37th
Zambia rank
39th
Telephone mainlines over time
- Mali
- Zambia
How they compare
Mali currently reports 6.61 per 1,000 people against 6.36 per 1,000 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.25 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Mali ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 39th of 53 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3893 per 1,000 people | 4.88 per 1,000 people | 4.49 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.5525 per 1,000 people | 5.61 per 1,000 people | 5.05 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.894 per 1,000 people | 6.64 per 1,000 people | 5.74 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.9 per 1,000 people | 8.61 per 1,000 people | 6.71 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 5.15 per 1,000 people | 7.91 per 1,000 people | 2.76 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 7.03 per 1,000 people | 7.76 per 1,000 people | 0.7291 per 1,000 people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone mainlines, Mali or Zambia?
- Mali, at 6.61 per 1,000 people against 6.36 per 1,000 people in Zambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Mali and Zambia?
- 0.25 per 1,000 people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Mali and Zambia rank globally for telephone mainlines?
- Mali ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 39th 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.
Individual pages
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.