Afghanistan vs Niger: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Afghanistan
0.4389 per 100 people
in 2023
Niger
0.4349 per 100 people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
177th
Niger rank
178th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Niger
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.4389 per 100 people against 0.4349 per 100 people in Niger, a difference of 0.004 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 177th and Niger ranks 178th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0895 per 100 people 0.0223 per 100 people 0.0672 per 100 people Afghanistan
1970s 0.1642 per 100 people 0.0645 per 100 people 0.0997 per 100 people Afghanistan
1980s 0.2929 per 100 people 0.1084 per 100 people 0.1845 per 100 people Afghanistan
1990s 0.198 per 100 people 0.1382 per 100 people 0.0598 per 100 people Afghanistan
2000s 0.1243 per 100 people 0.239 per 100 people 0.1147 per 100 people Niger
2010s 0.2617 per 100 people 0.5301 per 100 people 0.2683 per 100 people Niger
2020s 0.3941 per 100 people 0.3467 per 100 people 0.0474 per 100 people Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Afghanistan or Niger?
Afghanistan, at 0.4389 per 100 people against 0.4349 per 100 people in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Afghanistan and Niger?
0.004 per 100 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Niger?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Niger rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Afghanistan ranks 177th and Niger ranks 178th of 212 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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About this data

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.