Burkina Faso vs Uganda: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions

Burkina Faso
46.11 per 100 people
in 2011
Uganda
49.73 per 100 people
in 2011
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Uganda rank
34th

Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 49.73 per 100 people against 46.11 per 100 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.62 per 100 people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uganda ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 34th of 53 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0441 per 100 people 0.1764 per 100 people 0.1324 per 100 people Uganda
1980s 0.1144 per 100 people 0.1641 per 100 people 0.0496 per 100 people Uganda
1990s 0.2776 per 100 people 0.2298 per 100 people 0.0478 per 100 people Burkina Faso
2000s 7.99 per 100 people 9.56 per 100 people 1.56 per 100 people Uganda
2010s 40.82 per 100 people 44.54 per 100 people 3.72 per 100 people Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Burkina Faso or Uganda?
Uganda, at 49.73 per 100 people against 46.11 per 100 people in Burkina Faso as of 2011.
What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Burkina Faso and Uganda?
3.62 per 100 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uganda?
36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Burkina Faso and Uganda rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Uganda ranks 34th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, published as Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 2,189 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions are total telephone subscriptions (fixed line plus mobile). Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.