Lesotho vs Uganda: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Lesotho
0.3414 per 100 people
in 2024
Uganda
0.3918 per 100 people
in 2024
Lesotho rank
182nd
Uganda rank
179th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Lesotho
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.3918 per 100 people against 0.3414 per 100 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0504 per 100 people.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Lesotho ranks 182nd and Uganda ranks 179th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0905 per 100 people 0.112 per 100 people 0.0215 per 100 people Uganda
1970s 0.1521 per 100 people 0.1575 per 100 people 0.0054 per 100 people Uganda
1980s 0.4516 per 100 people 0.1601 per 100 people 0.2916 per 100 people Lesotho
1990s 0.8422 per 100 people 0.1894 per 100 people 0.6528 per 100 people Lesotho
2000s 1.9 per 100 people 0.3736 per 100 people 1.53 per 100 people Lesotho
2010s 1.65 per 100 people 0.7859 per 100 people 0.8644 per 100 people Lesotho
2020s 0.3789 per 100 people 0.2683 per 100 people 0.1106 per 100 people Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Lesotho or Uganda?
Uganda, at 0.3918 per 100 people against 0.3414 per 100 people in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Lesotho and Uganda?
0.0504 per 100 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uganda?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Uganda rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Lesotho ranks 182nd and Uganda ranks 179th 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.