Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Equatorial Guinea
0.6315 per 100 people
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
0.7561 per 100 people
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
176th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
175th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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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

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

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.