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

0.0879 per 100 people, with Niger ahead.

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

52 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 Niger: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Burkina Faso

0.347 per 100 people

in 2024

Niger

0.4349 per 100 people

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

181st

Niger rank

179th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Burkina Faso
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.4349 per 100 people against 0.347 per 100 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0879 per 100 people.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Niger ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Niger ranks 179th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0375 per 100 people	0.0613 per 100 people	0.0238 per 100 people	Niger
1980s	0.1173 per 100 people	0.1099 per 100 people	0.0074 per 100 people	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.2771 per 100 people	0.1382 per 100 people	0.1389 per 100 people	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.659 per 100 people	0.2463 per 100 people	0.4127 per 100 people	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.6173 per 100 people	0.5301 per 100 people	0.0872 per 100 people	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.3495 per 100 people	0.3643 per 100 people	0.0148 per 100 people	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Burkina Faso or Niger?: Niger, at 0.4349 per 100 people against 0.347 per 100 people in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Burkina Faso and Niger?: 0.0879 per 100 people, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Niger ranks 179th 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.