What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Curaçao and Sub-Saharan Africa?

24.39 per 100 people, with Curaçao ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Sub-Saharan Africa?

15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.

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.

Curaçao vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Curaçao

24.79 per 100 people

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.4 per 100 people

in 2025

Curaçao rank

47th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

41st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Curaçao
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Curaçao currently reports 24.79 per 100 people against 0.4 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 24.39 per 100 people.

That makes Curaçao's figure about 62.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Curaçao has been ahead every year.

Curaçao ranks 47th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 213 countries.

Curaçao has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Curaçao	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	53.32 per 100 people	1.56 per 100 people	51.76 per 100 people	Curaçao
2010s	37.91 per 100 people	1.09 per 100 people	36.82 per 100 people	Curaçao
2020s	27.41 per 100 people	0.575 per 100 people	26.84 per 100 people	Curaçao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Curaçao or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Curaçao, at 24.79 per 100 people against 0.4 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Curaçao and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 24.39 per 100 people, with Curaçao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Curaçao and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Curaçao and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Curaçao ranks 47th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st 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.