What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Cote d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.0102 per 100 people, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe?

61 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Cote d'Ivoire vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Cote d'Ivoire

0.7663 per 100 people

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

0.7561 per 100 people

in 2024

Cote d'Ivoire rank

174th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

175th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 0.7663 per 100 people against 0.7561 per 100 people in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.0102 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 174th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 213 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1483 per 100 people	0.5441 per 100 people	0.3958 per 100 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	0.3525 per 100 people	0.5813 per 100 people	0.2288 per 100 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1980s	0.5632 per 100 people	1.62 per 100 people	1.05 per 100 people	Sao Tome and Principe
1990s	0.8049 per 100 people	2.21 per 100 people	1.41 per 100 people	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	1.41 per 100 people	4.24 per 100 people	2.83 per 100 people	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	1.12 per 100 people	3.34 per 100 people	2.22 per 100 people	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	0.8449 per 100 people	1.03 per 100 people	0.1895 per 100 people	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Cote d'Ivoire or Sao Tome and Principe?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 0.7663 per 100 people against 0.7561 per 100 people in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Cote d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.0102 per 100 people, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 174th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th 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.