Telephone faults in Uganda
Uganda: Telephone faults was 80 per 100 mainlines in 1998. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1998)
80 per 100 mainlines
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 44 countries
All-time high
380 per 100 mainlines
in 1993
All-time low
80 per 100 mainlines
in 1995
Years of data
6
1993–1998
Telephone faults in Uganda, 1993–1998
Source: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates. Measured in per 100 mainlines.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 80 per 100 mainlines for telephone faults in 1998. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 78.9% over ten years.
Uganda ranks 3rd of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Telephone faults in Uganda, year by year
| Year | per 100 mainlines | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 380 per 100 mainlines | — |
| 1994 | 100 per 100 mainlines | -73.7% |
| 1995 | 80 per 100 mainlines | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 90 per 100 mainlines | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 80 per 100 mainlines | -11.1% |
| 1998 | 80 per 100 mainlines | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 80 per 100 mainlines is above the median for low income countries, which is 33.1 per 100 mainlines, 2.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 80 per 100 mainlines is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23 per 100 mainlines, 3.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Uganda
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Frequently asked questions
- What is telephone faults in Uganda?
- Telephone faults in Uganda was 80 per 100 mainlines in 1998, according to International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.
- What is the highest telephone faults recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 380 per 100 mainlines in 1993.
- What is the lowest telephone faults recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 per 100 mainlines in 1995.
- How does Uganda rank for telephone faults?
- Uganda ranks 3rd out of 44 countries with data for 1998.
- Is telephone faults rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.