What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Benin and Madagascar?

0.0016 per 100 people, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Madagascar?

57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.

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.

Benin vs Madagascar: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Benin

0.0093 per 100 people

in 2024

Madagascar

0.0109 per 100 people

in 2023

Benin rank

204th

Madagascar rank

202nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Benin
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.0109 per 100 people against 0.0093 per 100 people in Benin, a difference of 0.0016 per 100 people.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Madagascar ahead.

Benin ranks 204th and Madagascar ranks 202nd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0867 per 100 people	0.1646 per 100 people	0.0779 per 100 people	Madagascar
1970s	0.1439 per 100 people	0.1919 per 100 people	0.048 per 100 people	Madagascar
1980s	0.2544 per 100 people	0.2176 per 100 people	0.0368 per 100 people	Benin
1990s	0.4284 per 100 people	0.2794 per 100 people	0.149 per 100 people	Benin
2000s	0.9679 per 100 people	0.5111 per 100 people	0.4568 per 100 people	Benin
2010s	1.16 per 100 people	0.4984 per 100 people	0.6587 per 100 people	Benin
2020s	0.0887 per 100 people	0.1082 per 100 people	0.0196 per 100 people	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Benin or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 0.0109 per 100 people against 0.0093 per 100 people in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Benin and Madagascar?: 0.0016 per 100 people, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Madagascar?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Benin and Madagascar rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Benin ranks 204th and Madagascar ranks 202nd 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: 06 August 2026

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.