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

0.0031 per 100 people, with Nigeria ahead.

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

39 years are reported by both, from 1981 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 Nigeria: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Central African Republic

0.041 per 100 people

in 2022

Nigeria

0.0441 per 100 people

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

201st

Nigeria rank

200th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Central African Republic
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0441 per 100 people against 0.041 per 100 people in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0031 per 100 people.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 201st and Nigeria ranks 200th of 214 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.1309 per 100 people	0.2404 per 100 people	0.1095 per 100 people	Nigeria
1990s	0.2332 per 100 people	0.34 per 100 people	0.1068 per 100 people	Nigeria
2000s	0.2116 per 100 people	0.6515 per 100 people	0.4399 per 100 people	Nigeria
2010s	0.0303 per 100 people	0.1952 per 100 people	0.1649 per 100 people	Nigeria
2020s	0.04 per 100 people	0.0474 per 100 people	0.0074 per 100 people	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Central African Republic or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.0441 per 100 people against 0.041 per 100 people in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 0.0031 per 100 people, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Nigeria?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Central African Republic and Nigeria rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Central African Republic ranks 201st and Nigeria ranks 200th of 214 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: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 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.