Mali vs South Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Mali
0.0133 units per person
in 2022
South Africa
0.0158 units per person
in 2024
Mali rank
165th
South Africa rank
163rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Mali
  • South Africa
00.0250.050.0750.10.125196019922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0158 units per person against 0.0133 units per person in Mali, a difference of 0.0025 units per person.

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 213 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 0.0004 units per person 0.0373 units per person 0.0369 units per person South Africa
1970s 0.0005 units per person 0.0437 units per person 0.0432 units per person South Africa
1980s 0.0009 units per person 0.0661 units per person 0.0653 units per person South Africa
1990s 0.0018 units per person 0.0927 units per person 0.0909 units per person South Africa
2000s 0.005 units per person 0.0995 units per person 0.0945 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.0089 units per person 0.0737 units per person 0.0648 units per person South Africa
2020s 0.0132 units per person 0.0265 units per person 0.0133 units per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Mali or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0158 units per person against 0.0133 units per person in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Mali and South Africa?
0.0025 units per person, 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, per capita?
Mali ranks 165th and South Africa ranks 163rd of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.