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

0.01 per 100 people, with Senegal ahead.

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

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 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 Senegal: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Gambia

1.6 per 100 people

in 2024

Senegal

1.61 per 100 people

in 2024

Gambia rank

161st

Senegal rank

160th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Gambia
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 1.61 per 100 people against 1.6 per 100 people in Gambia, a difference of 0.01 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Senegal ahead.

Gambia ranks 161st and Senegal ranks 160th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.188 per 100 people	0.2703 per 100 people	0.0823 per 100 people	Senegal
1970s	0.2346 per 100 people	0.2748 per 100 people	0.0402 per 100 people	Senegal
1980s	0.3673 per 100 people	0.3623 per 100 people	0.005 per 100 people	Gambia
1990s	1.45 per 100 people	0.9889 per 100 people	0.4618 per 100 people	Gambia
2000s	2.58 per 100 people	2.22 per 100 people	0.3567 per 100 people	Gambia
2010s	2.32 per 100 people	2.17 per 100 people	0.1527 per 100 people	Gambia
2020s	2.07 per 100 people	1.68 per 100 people	0.39 per 100 people	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Gambia or Senegal?: Senegal, at 1.61 per 100 people against 1.6 per 100 people in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Gambia and Senegal?: 0.01 per 100 people, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Gambia ranks 161st and Senegal ranks 160th of 212 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: 06 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.