Faroe Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed telephone subscriptions

Faroe Islands
27.66 per 100 people
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.4 per 100 people
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
41st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 27.66 per 100 people against 0.4 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 27.26 per 100 people.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 69.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.

Faroe Islands ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st of 213 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 10.91 per 100 people 0.5099 per 100 people 10.4 per 100 people Faroe Islands
1970s 23.32 per 100 people 0.6388 per 100 people 22.68 per 100 people Faroe Islands
1980s 38.53 per 100 people 0.8216 per 100 people 37.71 per 100 people Faroe Islands
1990s 51.69 per 100 people 1.13 per 100 people 50.56 per 100 people Faroe Islands
2000s 48.93 per 100 people 1.48 per 100 people 47.44 per 100 people Faroe Islands
2010s 38.91 per 100 people 1.09 per 100 people 37.82 per 100 people Faroe Islands
2020s 28.54 per 100 people 0.6 per 100 people 27.94 per 100 people Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Faroe Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Faroe Islands, at 27.66 per 100 people against 0.4 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
27.26 per 100 people, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Faroe Islands ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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.