Rwanda vs Tanzania: Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people)
Rwanda
3.55 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Tanzania
3.48 per 1,000 people
in 2011
Rwanda rank
43rd
Tanzania rank
45th
Telephone mainlines (per 1,000 people) over time
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 3.55 per 1,000 people against 3.48 per 1,000 people in Tanzania, a difference of 0.07 per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Rwanda ranks 43rd and Tanzania ranks 45th of 53 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3396 per 1,000 people | 0.8414 per 1,000 people | 0.5017 per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.5 per 1,000 people | 1.75 per 1,000 people | 1.25 per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.8812 per 1,000 people | 2.37 per 1,000 people | 1.49 per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 1.66 per 1,000 people | 3.24 per 1,000 people | 1.58 per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 2.54 per 1,000 people | 4.13 per 1,000 people | 1.59 per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 3.64 per 1,000 people | 3.69 per 1,000 people | 0.0441 per 1,000 people | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telephone mainlines, Rwanda or Tanzania?
- Rwanda, at 3.55 per 1,000 people against 3.48 per 1,000 people in Tanzania as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telephone mainlines between Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 0.07 per 1,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Tanzania?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Rwanda and Tanzania rank globally for telephone mainlines?
- Rwanda ranks 43rd and Tanzania ranks 45th 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.