Nigeria vs Rwanda: Telephone mainlines
Nigeria
4.43 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Rwanda
3.55 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Nigeria rank
41st
Rwanda rank
43rd
Telephone mainlines over time
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 4.43 per 1,000 people against 3.55 per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.88 per 1,000 people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.
Nigeria ranks 41st and Rwanda ranks 43rd of 53 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4473 per 1,000 people | 0.493 per 1,000 people | 0.0456 per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 2.34 per 1,000 people | 0.9084 per 1,000 people | 1.43 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.42 per 1,000 people | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 1.76 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 7.84 per 1,000 people | 2.54 per 1,000 people | 5.3 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.53 per 1,000 people | 3.64 per 1,000 people | 1.88 per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone mainlines, Nigeria or Rwanda?
- Nigeria, at 4.43 per 1,000 people against 3.55 per 1,000 people in Rwanda as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 0.88 per 1,000 people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for telephone mainlines?
- Nigeria ranks 41st and Rwanda ranks 43rd 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.