Africa Eastern and Southern vs Faroe Islands: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.4 per 100 people
in 2025
Faroe Islands
27.66 per 100 people
in 2022
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
43rd
Faroe Islands rank
40th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Faroe Islands
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 27.66 per 100 people against 0.4 per 100 people in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 27.26 per 100 people.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 69.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 43rd and Faroe Islands ranks 40th of 47 groups.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Faroe Islands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8187 per 100 people 11.13 per 100 people 10.31 per 100 people Faroe Islands
1970s 0.8485 per 100 people 23.32 per 100 people 22.47 per 100 people Faroe Islands
1980s 1.19 per 100 people 38.53 per 100 people 37.34 per 100 people Faroe Islands
1990s 1.61 per 100 people 51.69 per 100 people 50.08 per 100 people Faroe Islands
2000s 1.89 per 100 people 48.93 per 100 people 47.04 per 100 people Faroe Islands
2010s 1.35 per 100 people 38.91 per 100 people 37.56 per 100 people Faroe Islands
2020s 0.6333 per 100 people 28.54 per 100 people 27.91 per 100 people Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Africa Eastern and Southern or Faroe Islands?
Faroe Islands, at 27.66 per 100 people against 0.4 per 100 people in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Africa Eastern and Southern and Faroe Islands?
27.26 per 100 people, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Faroe Islands?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Faroe Islands rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 43rd and Faroe Islands ranks 40th of 47 groups.
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
261 places, 14,535 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.