Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita

Australia
0.3583 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0106 units per person
in 2025
Australia rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st

Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.3583 units per person against 0.0106 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.3477 units per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 33.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 206 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1969 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.1961 units per person Australia
2010s 0.2887 units per person 0.0032 units per person 0.2855 units per person Australia
2020s 0.361 units per person 0.0057 units per person 0.3554 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Australia, at 0.3583 units per person against 0.0106 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.3477 units per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita?
Australia ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed broadband subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 5,314 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

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