What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?

0.0056 per 100 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?

53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Burkina Faso

0.347 per 100 people

in 2024

Lesotho

0.3414 per 100 people

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

181st

Lesotho rank

183rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Burkina Faso
Lesotho

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.347 per 100 people against 0.3414 per 100 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0056 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Lesotho ranks 183rd of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0375 per 100 people	0.144 per 100 people	0.1065 per 100 people	Lesotho
1980s	0.1173 per 100 people	0.4746 per 100 people	0.3573 per 100 people	Lesotho
1990s	0.2771 per 100 people	0.8422 per 100 people	0.5651 per 100 people	Lesotho
2000s	0.659 per 100 people	1.9 per 100 people	1.24 per 100 people	Lesotho
2010s	0.5931 per 100 people	1.65 per 100 people	1.06 per 100 people	Lesotho
2020s	0.3495 per 100 people	0.3789 per 100 people	0.0294 per 100 people	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?: Burkina Faso, at 0.347 per 100 people against 0.3414 per 100 people in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?: 0.0056 per 100 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Lesotho ranks 183rd 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: 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.