Mauritania vs Senegal: Telephone mainlines
Mauritania
20.41 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Senegal
27.13 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mauritania rank
20th
Senegal rank
19th
Telephone mainlines over time
- Mauritania
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 27.13 per 1,000 people against 20.41 per 1,000 people in Mauritania, a difference of 6.72 per 1,000 people.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Senegal ahead.
Mauritania ranks 20th and Senegal ranks 19th of 53 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.35 per 1,000 people | 3.01 per 1,000 people | 1.66 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1980s | 2.26 per 1,000 people | 3.79 per 1,000 people | 1.54 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 1990s | 4.27 per 1,000 people | 10.45 per 1,000 people | 6.18 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2000s | 13.63 per 1,000 people | 23.02 per 1,000 people | 9.39 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
| 2010s | 20.55 per 1,000 people | 27.31 per 1,000 people | 6.76 per 1,000 people | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone mainlines, Mauritania or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 27.13 per 1,000 people against 20.41 per 1,000 people in Mauritania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Mauritania and Senegal?
- 6.72 per 1,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Senegal?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
- How do Mauritania and Senegal rank globally for telephone mainlines?
- Mauritania ranks 20th and Senegal ranks 19th 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.