Telephone faults in Lesotho
Lesotho: Telephone faults was 15 per 100 mainlines in 2011. ▼ Falling
Telephone faults in Lesotho, 2001–2011
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 100 mainlines.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 15 per 100 mainlines for telephone faults in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone faults in Lesotho peaked at 75 per 100 mainlines in 2003 and was at its lowest, 15 per 100 mainlines, in 2011.
That places Lesotho 27th out of 44 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.8 per 100 mainlines | 60 per 100 mainlines | 75 per 100 mainlines | 5 |
| 2010s | 15 per 100 mainlines | 15 per 100 mainlines | 15 per 100 mainlines | 1 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 24 Nigeria 20.6 per 100 mainlines compare
- 25 Cote d'Ivoire 20.11 per 100 mainlines compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 18.35 per 100 mainlines compare
- 28 Kenya 14.77 per 100 mainlines compare
- 29 Gabon 13.43 per 100 mainlines compare
- 30 Madagascar 9.07 per 100 mainlines compare
More science & technology data for Lesotho
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60.18 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 70.33 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 51.8% (2024)
- Research and development expenditure 0.1% (2023)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.02 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 0.3794 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 8,869 (2024)
- Researchers in R&D 32.24 per million people (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone faults in Lesotho?
- Telephone faults in Lesotho was 15 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 75 per 100 mainlines in 2003.
- What is the lowest telephone faults recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 per 100 mainlines in 2011.
- How does Lesotho rank for telephone faults?
- Lesotho ranks 27th out of 44 countries with data for 2011.
- Is telephone faults rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.