Kenya vs Nigeria: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Kenya
0.101 per 100 people
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0441 per 100 people
in 2024
Kenya rank
195th
Nigeria rank
198th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
00.511.5196019922024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.101 per 100 people against 0.0441 per 100 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0569 per 100 people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 2.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 195th and Nigeria ranks 198th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2938 per 100 people 0.0455 per 100 people 0.2483 per 100 people Kenya
1970s 0.3451 per 100 people 0.0455 per 100 people 0.2996 per 100 people Kenya
1980s 0.6021 per 100 people 0.2404 per 100 people 0.3616 per 100 people Kenya
1990s 0.9081 per 100 people 0.34 per 100 people 0.5681 per 100 people Kenya
2000s 1.09 per 100 people 0.7553 per 100 people 0.3308 per 100 people Kenya
2010s 0.374 per 100 people 0.1952 per 100 people 0.1788 per 100 people Kenya
2020s 0.1165 per 100 people 0.0471 per 100 people 0.0694 per 100 people Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Kenya or Nigeria?
Kenya, at 0.101 per 100 people against 0.0441 per 100 people in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Kenya and Nigeria?
0.0569 per 100 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
52 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Kenya ranks 195th and Nigeria ranks 198th 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.