Niger vs Nigeria: Telephone mainlines
Niger
5.34 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Nigeria
4.43 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Niger rank
40th
Nigeria rank
41st
Telephone mainlines over time
- Niger
- Nigeria
How they compare
Niger currently reports 5.34 per 1,000 people against 4.43 per 1,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.91 per 1,000 people.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Niger ranks 40th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 53 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2332 per 1,000 people | 0.4473 per 1,000 people | 0.2141 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.17 per 1,000 people | 2.34 per 1,000 people | 1.17 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.46 per 1,000 people | 3.42 per 1,000 people | 1.96 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.61 per 1,000 people | 7.84 per 1,000 people | 5.23 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.37 per 1,000 people | 5.53 per 1,000 people | 0.1619 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone mainlines, Niger or Nigeria?
- Niger, at 5.34 per 1,000 people against 4.43 per 1,000 people in Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Niger and Nigeria?
- 0.91 per 1,000 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for telephone mainlines?
- Niger ranks 40th and Nigeria ranks 41st 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.