Brunei Darussalam vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions

Brunei Darussalam
27.72 per 100 people
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.4 per 100 people
in 2025
Brunei Darussalam rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

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

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 27.72 per 100 people against 0.4 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 27.32 per 100 people.

That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 69.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Brunei Darussalam has been ahead every year.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st of 213 countries.

Brunei Darussalam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 4.7 per 100 people 0.7765 per 100 people 3.92 per 100 people Brunei Darussalam
1980s 9.02 per 100 people 0.8205 per 100 people 8.2 per 100 people Brunei Darussalam
1990s 21.26 per 100 people 1.13 per 100 people 20.13 per 100 people Brunei Darussalam
2000s 23.14 per 100 people 1.48 per 100 people 21.66 per 100 people Brunei Darussalam
2010s 18.69 per 100 people 1.1 per 100 people 17.59 per 100 people Brunei Darussalam
2020s 25.84 per 100 people 0.5 per 100 people 25.34 per 100 people Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Brunei Darussalam or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Brunei Darussalam, at 27.72 per 100 people against 0.4 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
27.32 per 100 people, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st 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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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.