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.
Telephone faults in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | per 100 mainlines | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 69.17 per 100 mainlines | — |
| 2002 | 72.84 per 100 mainlines | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 75 per 100 mainlines | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 62 per 100 mainlines | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 60 per 100 mainlines | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 15 per 100 mainlines | -75.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 15 per 100 mainlines is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.11 per 100 mainlines, 75% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 15 per 100 mainlines is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23 per 100 mainlines, 65% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
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
- 25 Cote d'Ivoire 20.11 per 100 mainlines compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 18.35 per 100 mainlines
- 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
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.33 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7033 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.64 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 52.8 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60.18 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (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.