Kenya vs Liberia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Kenya
0.101 per 100 people
in 2024
Liberia
0.1164 per 100 people
in 2022
Kenya rank
195th
Liberia rank
192nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Kenya
  • Liberia
00.511.5196519942024

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.1164 per 100 people against 0.101 per 100 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.0154 per 100 people.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 195th and Liberia ranks 192nd of 212 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Liberia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.6021 per 100 people 0.3464 per 100 people 0.2557 per 100 people Kenya
1990s 0.9081 per 100 people 0.2376 per 100 people 0.6705 per 100 people Kenya
2000s 1.24 per 100 people 0.1409 per 100 people 1.1 per 100 people Kenya
2010s 0.4334 per 100 people 0.2029 per 100 people 0.2304 per 100 people Kenya
2020s 0.1196 per 100 people 0.1157 per 100 people 0.0039 per 100 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Kenya or Liberia?
Liberia, at 0.1164 per 100 people against 0.101 per 100 people in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Kenya and Liberia?
0.0154 per 100 people, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Liberia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Liberia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Kenya ranks 195th and Liberia ranks 192nd 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

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.