What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Central African Republic and Madagascar?

0.0301 per 100 people, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Madagascar?

41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.

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.

Central African Republic vs Madagascar: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Central African Republic

0.041 per 100 people

in 2022

Madagascar

0.0109 per 100 people

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

199th

Madagascar rank

202nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Central African Republic
Madagascar

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 0.041 per 100 people against 0.0109 per 100 people in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0301 per 100 people.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 3.7 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Madagascar ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 199th and Madagascar ranks 202nd of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0998 per 100 people	0.2128 per 100 people	0.1131 per 100 people	Madagascar
1980s	0.1286 per 100 people	0.2176 per 100 people	0.089 per 100 people	Madagascar
1990s	0.2332 per 100 people	0.2794 per 100 people	0.0462 per 100 people	Madagascar
2000s	0.2116 per 100 people	0.4294 per 100 people	0.2179 per 100 people	Madagascar
2010s	0.0303 per 100 people	0.4984 per 100 people	0.4682 per 100 people	Madagascar
2020s	0.04 per 100 people	0.1406 per 100 people	0.1007 per 100 people	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Central African Republic or Madagascar?: Central African Republic, at 0.041 per 100 people against 0.0109 per 100 people in Madagascar as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Central African Republic and Madagascar?: 0.0301 per 100 people, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Madagascar?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
How do Central African Republic and Madagascar rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Central African Republic ranks 199th and Madagascar ranks 202nd of 212 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: 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.