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

0.0132 per 100 people, with Tanzania ahead.

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

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 Tanzania: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Kenya

0.101 per 100 people

in 2024

Tanzania

0.1142 per 100 people

in 2024

Kenya rank

197th

Tanzania rank

195th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Kenya
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.1142 per 100 people against 0.101 per 100 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.0132 per 100 people.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 197th and Tanzania ranks 195th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2945 per 100 people	0.0879 per 100 people	0.2066 per 100 people	Kenya
1970s	0.382 per 100 people	0.147 per 100 people	0.2349 per 100 people	Kenya
1980s	0.5875 per 100 people	0.2292 per 100 people	0.3583 per 100 people	Kenya
1990s	0.9081 per 100 people	0.3216 per 100 people	0.5865 per 100 people	Kenya
2000s	1.09 per 100 people	0.4097 per 100 people	0.6764 per 100 people	Kenya
2010s	0.374 per 100 people	0.2839 per 100 people	0.09 per 100 people	Kenya
2020s	0.1165 per 100 people	0.1184 per 100 people	0.0019 per 100 people	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Kenya or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 0.1142 per 100 people against 0.101 per 100 people in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Kenya and Tanzania?: 0.0132 per 100 people, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Kenya ranks 197th and Tanzania ranks 195th 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: 29 October 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.