Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Telecommunications investment

Lesotho
95.62 million current LCU
in 2011
Zimbabwe
410.00 million current LCU
in 2010
Lesotho rank
43rd
Zimbabwe rank
41st

Telecommunications investment over time

  • Lesotho
  • Zimbabwe
0200.0B400.0B600.0B198119962011

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 410.00 million current LCU against 95.62 million current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 314.38 million current LCU.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 4.3 times Lesotho's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 41st of 48 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 11.55 million current LCU 49.90 million current LCU 38.35 million current LCU Zimbabwe
1990s 9.64 million current LCU 773.81 million current LCU 764.17 million current LCU Zimbabwe
2000s 68.77 million current LCU 91.04 billion current LCU 90.97 billion current LCU Zimbabwe
2010s 81.78 million current LCU 410.00 million current LCU 328.22 million current LCU Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher telecommunications investment, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 410.00 million current LCU against 95.62 million current LCU in Lesotho as of 2010.
What is the difference in telecommunications investment between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
314.38 million current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
21 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2010.
How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for telecommunications investment?
Lesotho ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 41st 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

Indicator
Telecommunications investment (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
48 places, 1,024 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.