Eswatini vs Lesotho: Telecommunications investment
Telecommunications investment over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 95.62 million current LCU against 88.61 million current LCU in Eswatini, a difference of 7.02 million current LCU.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 44th and Lesotho ranks 43rd of 48 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.15 million current LCU | 12.61 million current LCU | 5.46 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 48.29 million current LCU | 9.64 million current LCU | 38.65 million current LCU | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 113.75 million current LCU | 98.27 million current LCU | 15.48 million current LCU | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 157.47 million current LCU | 88.70 million current LCU | 68.77 million current LCU | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher telecommunications investment, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 95.62 million current LCU against 88.61 million current LCU in Eswatini as of 2011.
- What is the difference in telecommunications investment between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 7.02 million current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for telecommunications investment?
- Eswatini ranks 44th and Lesotho ranks 43rd of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates, published as Telecommunications investment (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Telecommunications investment refers to the expenditure associated with acquiring the ownership of telecommunication equipment infrastructure (including supporting land and buildings and intellectual and non-tangible property such as computer software). These include expenditure on initial installations and on additions to existing installations.