Madagascar vs Rwanda: Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions
Fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions over time
- Madagascar
- Rwanda
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 41.3 per 100 people against 40.99 per 100 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.31 per 100 people.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 39th and Rwanda ranks 40th of 53 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1648 per 100 people | 0.0186 per 100 people | 0.1462 per 100 people | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.1994 per 100 people | 0.048 per 100 people | 0.1514 per 100 people | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.2283 per 100 people | 0.0881 per 100 people | 0.1402 per 100 people | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.3378 per 100 people | 0.1878 per 100 people | 0.1499 per 100 people | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 8.76 per 100 people | 5.68 per 100 people | 3.08 per 100 people | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 39.61 per 100 people | 37.38 per 100 people | 2.23 per 100 people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions, Madagascar or Rwanda?
- Madagascar, at 41.3 per 100 people against 40.99 per 100 people in Rwanda as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions between Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 0.31 per 100 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Rwanda?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
- How do Madagascar and Rwanda rank globally for fixed line and mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Madagascar ranks 39th and Rwanda ranks 40th 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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About this data
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.