Mauritius vs Seychelles: Telephone mainlines

Mauritius
291.28 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Seychelles
324.56 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mauritius rank
2nd
Seychelles rank
1st

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Mauritius
  • Seychelles
0100200300196019852011

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 324.56 per 1,000 people against 291.28 per 1,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 33.28 per 1,000 people.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 2nd and Seychelles ranks 1st of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Seychelles Difference Ahead
1960s 12.22 per 1,000 people 4.88 per 1,000 people 7.33 per 1,000 people Mauritius
1970s 18.52 per 1,000 people 30.34 per 1,000 people 11.82 per 1,000 people Seychelles
1980s 36.97 per 1,000 people 82.15 per 1,000 people 45.18 per 1,000 people Seychelles
1990s 131.76 per 1,000 people 180.3 per 1,000 people 48.53 per 1,000 people Seychelles
2000s 276.64 per 1,000 people 260.87 per 1,000 people 15.77 per 1,000 people Mauritius
2010s 296.98 per 1,000 people 289.67 per 1,000 people 7.31 per 1,000 people Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Mauritius or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 324.56 per 1,000 people against 291.28 per 1,000 people in Mauritius as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Mauritius and Seychelles?
33.28 per 1,000 people, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Seychelles?
39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Mauritius and Seychelles rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Mauritius ranks 2nd and Seychelles ranks 1st 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

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.