Telephone faults in Nigeria
Nigeria: Telephone faults was 20.6 per 100 mainlines in 2003. ◆ Volatile
Telephone faults in Nigeria, 1990–2003
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 100 mainlines.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 20.6 per 100 mainlines for telephone faults in 2003. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 93.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, telephone faults in Nigeria peaked at 350 per 100 mainlines in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20.6 per 100 mainlines, in 2003.
That places Nigeria 24th out of 44 countries with data for 2003, putting it in the middle of the range.
Telephone faults in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | per 100 mainlines | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 350 per 100 mainlines | — |
| 1991 | 267 per 100 mainlines | -23.7% |
| 1992 | 327 per 100 mainlines | +22.5% |
| 2001 | 21.8 per 100 mainlines | -93.3% |
| 2002 | 21.2 per 100 mainlines | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 20.6 per 100 mainlines | -2.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 20.6 per 100 mainlines is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.11 per 100 mainlines, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 20.6 per 100 mainlines is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23 per 100 mainlines, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 314.67 per 100 mainlines | 267 per 100 mainlines | 350 per 100 mainlines | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.2 per 100 mainlines | 20.6 per 100 mainlines | 21.8 per 100 mainlines | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 21 Mauritius 23 per 100 mainlines compare
- 21 Sierra Leone 23 per 100 mainlines compare
- 23 Morocco 21.1 per 100 mainlines compare
- 25 Cote d'Ivoire 20.11 per 100 mainlines compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 18.35 per 100 mainlines compare
- 27 Lesotho 15 per 100 mainlines
More science & technology data for Nigeria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 70.76 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7076 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 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 246.4 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -28.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -26.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 9,799 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone faults in Nigeria?
- Telephone faults in Nigeria was 20.6 per 100 mainlines in 2003, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telephone faults recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 350 per 100 mainlines in 1990.
- What is the lowest telephone faults recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6 per 100 mainlines in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for telephone faults?
- Nigeria ranks 24th out of 44 countries with data for 2003.
- Is telephone faults rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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Telephone mainline faults is the number of reported telephone faults for the year per 100 telephone mainlines.