What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Gambia and Nepal?

0.22 per 100 people, with Gambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nepal?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

Gambia vs Nepal: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Gambia

1.6 per 100 people

in 2024

Nepal

1.38 per 100 people

in 2024

Gambia rank

163rd

Nepal rank

165th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Gambia
Nepal

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 1.6 per 100 people against 1.38 per 100 people in Nepal, a difference of 0.22 per 100 people.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 163rd and Nepal ranks 165th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Nepal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.2612 per 100 people	0.0585 per 100 people	0.2028 per 100 people	Gambia
1980s	0.3673 per 100 people	0.1317 per 100 people	0.2356 per 100 people	Gambia
1990s	1.45 per 100 people	0.5047 per 100 people	0.946 per 100 people	Gambia
2000s	2.58 per 100 people	1.94 per 100 people	0.6452 per 100 people	Gambia
2010s	2.32 per 100 people	2.99 per 100 people	0.6748 per 100 people	Nepal
2020s	2.07 per 100 people	2.22 per 100 people	0.1508 per 100 people	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Gambia or Nepal?: Gambia, at 1.6 per 100 people against 1.38 per 100 people in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Gambia and Nepal?: 0.22 per 100 people, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Nepal?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Nepal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Gambia ranks 163rd and Nepal ranks 165th of 214 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: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 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.