Telephone faults in Cameroon
Cameroon: Telephone faults was 60 per 100 mainlines in 1998. ▼ Falling
Latest (1998)
60 per 100 mainlines
Change on year
down 17.8%
World rank
9th
of 44 countries
All-time high
76 per 100 mainlines
in 1991
All-time low
60 per 100 mainlines
in 1998
Years of data
5
1991–1998
Telephone faults in Cameroon, 1991–1998
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 100 mainlines.
Analysis
In 1998, telephone faults in Cameroon stood at 60 per 100 mainlines. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Cameroon ranks 9th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Telephone faults in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | per 100 mainlines | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 76 per 100 mainlines | — |
| 1992 | 74 per 100 mainlines | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 73 per 100 mainlines | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 73 per 100 mainlines | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 60 per 100 mainlines | -17.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 60 per 100 mainlines is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.11 per 100 mainlines, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 60 per 100 mainlines is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23 per 100 mainlines, 2.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 6 Sao Tome and Principe 69 per 100 mainlines compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 62 per 100 mainlines compare
- 8 Chad 60.75 per 100 mainlines compare
- 10 Burundi 58.8 per 100 mainlines compare
- 11 Mozambique 50 per 100 mainlines compare
- 12 South Africa 48.2 per 100 mainlines compare
More science & technology data for Cameroon
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 108.21 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 57.91 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 12.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 15.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,547 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone faults in Cameroon?
- Telephone faults in Cameroon was 60 per 100 mainlines in 1998, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telephone faults recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 76 per 100 mainlines in 1991.
- What is the lowest telephone faults recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 per 100 mainlines in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for telephone faults?
- Cameroon ranks 9th out of 44 countries with data for 1998.
- Is telephone faults rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.