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

0.0448 per 100 people, with Uganda ahead.

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

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 Uganda: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Burkina Faso

0.347 per 100 people

in 2024

Uganda

0.3918 per 100 people

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

181st

Uganda rank

180th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Burkina Faso
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.3918 per 100 people against 0.347 per 100 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0448 per 100 people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uganda ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Uganda ranks 180th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0375 per 100 people	0.1574 per 100 people	0.1199 per 100 people	Uganda
1980s	0.1173 per 100 people	0.1614 per 100 people	0.0441 per 100 people	Uganda
1990s	0.2771 per 100 people	0.1894 per 100 people	0.0877 per 100 people	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.659 per 100 people	0.3736 per 100 people	0.2854 per 100 people	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.5931 per 100 people	0.7859 per 100 people	0.1928 per 100 people	Uganda
2020s	0.3495 per 100 people	0.2683 per 100 people	0.0811 per 100 people	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Burkina Faso or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.3918 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 Uganda?: 0.0448 per 100 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Uganda?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Uganda rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Uganda ranks 180th 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: 20 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.