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

0.0418 per 100 people, with Lesotho ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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 Somalia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Lesotho

0.3414 per 100 people

in 2024

Somalia

0.2996 per 100 people

in 2023

Lesotho rank

182nd

Somalia rank

185th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Lesotho
Somalia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.3414 per 100 people against 0.2996 per 100 people in Somalia, a difference of 0.0418 per 100 people.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 182nd and Somalia ranks 185th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0851 per 100 people	0.0451 per 100 people	0.04 per 100 people	Lesotho
1970s	0.1263 per 100 people	0.0453 per 100 people	0.081 per 100 people	Lesotho
1980s	0.4746 per 100 people	0.1661 per 100 people	0.3085 per 100 people	Lesotho
1990s	0.8422 per 100 people	0.2263 per 100 people	0.6159 per 100 people	Lesotho
2000s	1.9 per 100 people	0.7439 per 100 people	1.16 per 100 people	Lesotho
2010s	1.78 per 100 people	0.532 per 100 people	1.25 per 100 people	Lesotho
2020s	0.3882 per 100 people	0.471 per 100 people	0.0828 per 100 people	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Lesotho or Somalia?: Lesotho, at 0.3414 per 100 people against 0.2996 per 100 people in Somalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Lesotho and Somalia?: 0.0418 per 100 people, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Lesotho ranks 182nd and Somalia ranks 185th 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: 06 August 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.