Telephone faults in Eswatini
Eswatini: Telephone faults was 0.3 per 100 mainlines in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Telephone faults in Eswatini, 1982–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 100 mainlines.
Analysis
The most recent figure for telephone faults in Eswatini is 0.3 per 100 mainlines, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 99.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone faults in Eswatini peaked at 251 per 100 mainlines in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.3 per 100 mainlines, in 2011.
Eswatini ranks 42nd of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 212.4 per 100 mainlines | 130 per 100 mainlines | 251 per 100 mainlines | 5 |
| 1990s | 204.2 per 100 mainlines | 151 per 100 mainlines | 250 per 100 mainlines | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.2 per 100 mainlines | 0.5 per 100 mainlines | 160 per 100 mainlines | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.35 per 100 mainlines | 0.3 per 100 mainlines | 0.4 per 100 mainlines | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More science & technology data for Eswatini
- Scientific and technical journal articles 30.94 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 139.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 139.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (2015)
- Share of the population using the Internet 63.4% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 651,506 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 2.51 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 31,152 (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people, by download speed 2.76 per 100 population (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone faults in Eswatini?
- Telephone faults in Eswatini was 0.3 per 100 mainlines in 2011, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telephone faults recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 251 per 100 mainlines in 1986.
- What is the lowest telephone faults recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 per 100 mainlines in 2011.
- How does Eswatini rank for telephone faults?
- Eswatini ranks 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2011.
- Is telephone faults rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.