Mali vs South Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Mali
1.33 per 100 people
in 2022
South Africa
1.58 per 100 people
in 2024
Mali rank
165th
South Africa rank
163rd
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Mali
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.58 per 100 people against 1.33 per 100 people in Mali, a difference of 0.25 per 100 people.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 165th and South Africa ranks 163rd of 214 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0388 per 100 people | 3.87 per 100 people | 3.83 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0519 per 100 people | 4.49 per 100 people | 4.44 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0874 per 100 people | 6.79 per 100 people | 6.7 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1834 per 100 people | 9.28 per 100 people | 9.1 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.5007 per 100 people | 9.95 per 100 people | 9.45 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.8901 per 100 people | 7.37 per 100 people | 6.48 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.32 per 100 people | 2.65 per 100 people | 1.33 per 100 people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Mali or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.58 per 100 people against 1.33 per 100 people in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Mali and South Africa?
- 0.25 per 100 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and South Africa?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Mali and South Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Mali ranks 165th and South Africa ranks 163rd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone 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 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.