Gambia vs South Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Gambia
1.6 per 100 people
in 2024
South Africa
1.58 per 100 people
in 2024
Gambia rank
163rd
South Africa rank
164th
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- Gambia
- South Africa
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.6 per 100 people against 1.58 per 100 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.02 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Gambia ranks 163rd and South Africa ranks 164th of 214 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.188 per 100 people | 3.9 per 100 people | 3.71 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.2346 per 100 people | 4.49 per 100 people | 4.26 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.3673 per 100 people | 6.79 per 100 people | 6.42 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.45 per 100 people | 9.28 per 100 people | 7.83 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.58 per 100 people | 9.95 per 100 people | 7.37 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.32 per 100 people | 7.37 per 100 people | 5.06 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.07 per 100 people | 2.34 per 100 people | 0.2711 per 100 people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Gambia or South Africa?
- Gambia, at 1.6 per 100 people against 1.58 per 100 people in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Gambia and South Africa?
- 0.02 per 100 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and South Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Gambia ranks 163rd and South Africa ranks 164th 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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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.