Telephone faults in Burundi
Burundi: Telephone faults was 58.8 per 100 mainlines in 2009. ◆ Volatile
Telephone faults in Burundi, 1990–2009
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 100 mainlines.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 58.8 per 100 mainlines for telephone faults in 2009.
The figure is up 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone faults in Burundi peaked at 80.6 per 100 mainlines in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6 per 100 mainlines, in 2003.
Burundi ranks 10th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.47 per 100 mainlines | 19 per 100 mainlines | 80.6 per 100 mainlines | 9 |
| 2000s | 24 per 100 mainlines | 6 per 100 mainlines | 58.8 per 100 mainlines | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 62 per 100 mainlines compare
- 8 Chad 60.75 per 100 mainlines compare
- 9 Cameroon 60 per 100 mainlines compare
- 11 Mozambique 50 per 100 mainlines compare
- 12 South Africa 48.2 per 100 mainlines compare
- 13 Seychelles 42 per 100 mainlines compare
More science & technology data for Burundi
- Scientific and technical journal articles 36.26 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 8.65 million (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 63.16 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 63.16 per 100 people (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 5 (2020)
- Share of the population using the Internet 8.6% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 2 (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 0.2% (2018)
- Number of people using the Internet 878,801 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.0203 per 100 people (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone faults in Burundi?
- Telephone faults in Burundi was 58.8 per 100 mainlines in 2009, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telephone faults recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6 per 100 mainlines in 1992.
- What is the lowest telephone faults recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 per 100 mainlines in 2003.
- How does Burundi rank for telephone faults?
- Burundi ranks 10th out of 44 countries with data for 2009.
- Is telephone faults rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.