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

0.0013 per 100 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

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 Zambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Burkina Faso

0.347 per 100 people

in 2024

Zambia

0.3457 per 100 people

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

181st

Zambia rank

182nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Burkina Faso
Zambia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.347 per 100 people against 0.3457 per 100 people in Zambia, a difference of 0.0013 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 182nd of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0375 per 100 people	0.5571 per 100 people	0.5196 per 100 people	Zambia
1980s	0.1173 per 100 people	0.6851 per 100 people	0.5677 per 100 people	Zambia
1990s	0.2771 per 100 people	0.8739 per 100 people	0.5968 per 100 people	Zambia
2000s	0.659 per 100 people	0.7773 per 100 people	0.1183 per 100 people	Zambia
2010s	0.5931 per 100 people	0.6437 per 100 people	0.0506 per 100 people	Zambia
2020s	0.3495 per 100 people	0.3858 per 100 people	0.0363 per 100 people	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Burkina Faso or Zambia?: Burkina Faso, at 0.347 per 100 people against 0.3457 per 100 people in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 0.0013 per 100 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 182nd 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.