Mauritius vs Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria: Telephone mainlines

Mauritius
291.28 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
11.02 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Mauritius rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank
5th

Telephone mainlines over time

  • Mauritius
  • Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria
0100200300196019852011

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 291.28 per 1,000 people against 11.02 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria, a difference of 280.26 per 1,000 people.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 26.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Mauritius ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th of 53 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 12.22 per 1,000 people 2.16 per 1,000 people 10.06 per 1,000 people Mauritius
1970s 18.52 per 1,000 people 2.62 per 1,000 people 15.9 per 1,000 people Mauritius
1980s 36.97 per 1,000 people 3.3 per 1,000 people 33.67 per 1,000 people Mauritius
1990s 131.76 per 1,000 people 4.91 per 1,000 people 126.86 per 1,000 people Mauritius
2000s 276.64 per 1,000 people 9.25 per 1,000 people 267.39 per 1,000 people Mauritius
2010s 296.98 per 1,000 people 11.09 per 1,000 people 285.88 per 1,000 people Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telephone mainlines, Mauritius or Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
Mauritius, at 291.28 per 1,000 people against 11.02 per 1,000 people in Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
280.26 per 1,000 people, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria?
39 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Mauritius and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria rank globally for telephone mainlines?
Mauritius ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria ranks 5th 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.