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.
Telephone faults in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | per 100 mainlines | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 130 per 100 mainlines | — |
| 1986 | 251 per 100 mainlines | +93.1% |
| 1987 | 220 per 100 mainlines | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 213 per 100 mainlines | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 248 per 100 mainlines | +16.4% |
| 1990 | 250 per 100 mainlines | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 234 per 100 mainlines | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 250 per 100 mainlines | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 238 per 100 mainlines | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 206 per 100 mainlines | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 189 per 100 mainlines | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 191 per 100 mainlines | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 171 per 100 mainlines | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 162 per 100 mainlines | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 151 per 100 mainlines | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 160 per 100 mainlines | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 85 per 100 mainlines | -46.9% |
| 2002 | 100 per 100 mainlines | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 70 per 100 mainlines | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 80 per 100 mainlines | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 90 per 100 mainlines | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7 per 100 mainlines | -99.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6 per 100 mainlines | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5 per 100 mainlines | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4 per 100 mainlines | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 per 100 mainlines | -25.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.3 per 100 mainlines is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.11 per 100 mainlines, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.3 per 100 mainlines is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23 per 100 mainlines, 1% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Telephone faults in Eswatini changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +93.1% | 130 per 100 mainlines | 251 per 100 mainlines |
| 2006 | -99.2% | 90 per 100 mainlines | 0.7 per 100 mainlines |
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
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 139.83 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 91.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 8.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 10 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 30.94 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (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.