Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.7561 per 100 people against 0.6315 per 100 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.1246 per 100 people.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 213 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.24 per 100 people | 1.62 per 100 people | 1.38 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | 0.4908 per 100 people | 2.21 per 100 people | 1.72 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 1 per 100 people | 4.24 per 100 people | 3.24 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.9195 per 100 people | 3.34 per 100 people | 2.42 per 100 people | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 0.6435 per 100 people | 1.19 per 100 people | 0.5459 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, Equatorial Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.7561 per 100 people against 0.6315 per 100 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1246 per 100 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 176th 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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About this data
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.