Telephone faults in Angola
Angola: Telephone faults was 4.7 per 100 mainlines in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Telephone faults in Angola, 1991–2008
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 100 mainlines.
Analysis
In 2008, telephone faults in Angola stood at 4.7 per 100 mainlines. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.0% on the previous year and down 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone faults in Angola peaked at 150 per 100 mainlines in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4.7 per 100 mainlines, in 2008.
Angola ranks 35th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Telephone faults in Angola, year by year
| Year | per 100 mainlines | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 36 per 100 mainlines | — |
| 1992 | 150 per 100 mainlines | +316.7% |
| 1996 | 31.5 per 100 mainlines | -79.0% |
| 1997 | 25 per 100 mainlines | -20.6% |
| 1998 | 37 per 100 mainlines | +48.0% |
| 1999 | 36.9 per 100 mainlines | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 10 per 100 mainlines | -72.9% |
| 2008 | 4.7 per 100 mainlines | -53.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 4.7 per 100 mainlines is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.11 per 100 mainlines, 23% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Angola's 4.7 per 100 mainlines is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23 per 100 mainlines, 20% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.73 per 100 mainlines | 25 per 100 mainlines | 150 per 100 mainlines | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.35 per 100 mainlines | 4.7 per 100 mainlines | 10 per 100 mainlines | 2 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More science & technology data for Angola
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 69.7 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.697 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 26.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 20.65 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 50.27 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone faults in Angola?
- Telephone faults in Angola was 4.7 per 100 mainlines in 2008, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telephone faults recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 150 per 100 mainlines in 1992.
- What is the lowest telephone faults recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 per 100 mainlines in 2008.
- How does Angola rank for telephone faults?
- Angola ranks 35th out of 44 countries with data for 2008.
- Is telephone faults rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as part of Telephone faults (per 100 mainlines). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.