Telephone faults in Gambia
Gambia: Telephone faults was 76 per 100 mainlines in 1996. ▼ Falling
Latest (1996)
76 per 100 mainlines
Change on year
up 43.4%
World rank
4th
of 44 countries
All-time high
120 per 100 mainlines
in 1992
All-time low
46 per 100 mainlines
in 1994
Years of data
5
1992–1996
Telephone faults in Gambia, 1992–1996
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 100 mainlines.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 76 per 100 mainlines for telephone faults in 1996.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.4% on the previous year and down 36.7% over five years.
Gambia ranks 4th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Telephone faults in Gambia, year by year
| Year | per 100 mainlines | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 120 per 100 mainlines | — |
| 1993 | 55 per 100 mainlines | -54.2% |
| 1994 | 46 per 100 mainlines | -16.4% |
| 1995 | 53 per 100 mainlines | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 76 per 100 mainlines | +43.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 76 per 100 mainlines is above the median for low income countries, which is 33.1 per 100 mainlines, 2.3× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 76 per 100 mainlines is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23 per 100 mainlines, 3.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 1 Djibouti 136 per 100 mainlines compare
- 2 Zambia 108 per 100 mainlines compare
- 3 Uganda 80 per 100 mainlines
- 5 Niger 71.36 per 100 mainlines compare
- 6 Sao Tome and Principe 69 per 100 mainlines
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 62 per 100 mainlines compare
More science & technology data for Gambia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.24 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 312.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 10.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 79.8 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone faults in Gambia?
- Telephone faults in Gambia was 76 per 100 mainlines in 1996, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telephone faults recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 120 per 100 mainlines in 1992.
- What is the lowest telephone faults recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46 per 100 mainlines in 1994.
- How does Gambia rank for telephone faults?
- Gambia ranks 4th out of 44 countries with data for 1996.
- Where does this Gambia 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.