What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Lesotho and Mauritania?

0.0319 per 100 people, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Lesotho vs Mauritania: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Lesotho

0.3414 per 100 people

in 2024

Mauritania

0.3095 per 100 people

in 2024

Lesotho rank

184th

Mauritania rank

186th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Lesotho
Mauritania

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.3414 per 100 people against 0.3095 per 100 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0319 per 100 people.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 184th and Mauritania ranks 186th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1521 per 100 people	0.1024 per 100 people	0.0497 per 100 people	Lesotho
1980s	0.4516 per 100 people	0.2257 per 100 people	0.2259 per 100 people	Lesotho
1990s	0.8422 per 100 people	0.4293 per 100 people	0.4129 per 100 people	Lesotho
2000s	1.9 per 100 people	1.4 per 100 people	0.4958 per 100 people	Lesotho
2010s	1.65 per 100 people	1.55 per 100 people	0.1032 per 100 people	Lesotho
2020s	0.3789 per 100 people	0.8924 per 100 people	0.5136 per 100 people	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Lesotho or Mauritania?: Lesotho, at 0.3414 per 100 people against 0.3095 per 100 people in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Lesotho and Mauritania?: 0.0319 per 100 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Lesotho ranks 184th and Mauritania ranks 186th 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.