What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Kenya and Rwanda?

0.0361 per 100 people, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?

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.

Kenya vs Rwanda: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Kenya

0.101 per 100 people

in 2024

Rwanda

0.0649 per 100 people

in 2024

Kenya rank

197th

Rwanda rank

199th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Kenya
Rwanda

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.101 per 100 people against 0.0649 per 100 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0361 per 100 people.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.6 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 197th and Rwanda ranks 199th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2945 per 100 people	0.0184 per 100 people	0.2761 per 100 people	Kenya
1970s	0.382 per 100 people	0.0421 per 100 people	0.3399 per 100 people	Kenya
1980s	0.5875 per 100 people	0.0866 per 100 people	0.5009 per 100 people	Kenya
1990s	0.9081 per 100 people	0.1443 per 100 people	0.7638 per 100 people	Kenya
2000s	1.09 per 100 people	0.2588 per 100 people	0.8273 per 100 people	Kenya
2010s	0.374 per 100 people	0.256 per 100 people	0.118 per 100 people	Kenya
2020s	0.1165 per 100 people	0.0758 per 100 people	0.0407 per 100 people	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Kenya or Rwanda?: Kenya, at 0.101 per 100 people against 0.0649 per 100 people in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Kenya and Rwanda?: 0.0361 per 100 people, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Kenya ranks 197th and Rwanda ranks 199th 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: 17 September 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.