Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Afghanistan
0.4389 per 100 people
in 2023
Burkina Faso
0.347 per 100 people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
178th
Burkina Faso rank
181st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.4389 per 100 people against 0.347 per 100 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0919 per 100 people.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 178th and Burkina Faso ranks 181st of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1608 per 100 people 0.0375 per 100 people 0.1234 per 100 people Afghanistan
1980s 0.3025 per 100 people 0.1173 per 100 people 0.1852 per 100 people Afghanistan
1990s 0.198 per 100 people 0.2771 per 100 people 0.0791 per 100 people Burkina Faso
2000s 0.1243 per 100 people 0.5773 per 100 people 0.4529 per 100 people Burkina Faso
2010s 0.2703 per 100 people 0.5931 per 100 people 0.3227 per 100 people Burkina Faso
2020s 0.3941 per 100 people 0.3501 per 100 people 0.044 per 100 people Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
Afghanistan, at 0.4389 per 100 people against 0.347 per 100 people in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
0.0919 per 100 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Afghanistan ranks 178th and Burkina Faso ranks 181st of 213 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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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.