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

0.0043 per 100 people, with Zambia ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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 Zambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Lesotho

0.3414 per 100 people

in 2024

Zambia

0.3457 per 100 people

in 2024

Lesotho rank

184th

Zambia rank

183rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Lesotho
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.3457 per 100 people against 0.3414 per 100 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0043 per 100 people.

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

Lesotho ranks 184th and Zambia ranks 183rd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0905 per 100 people	0.4818 per 100 people	0.3913 per 100 people	Zambia
1970s	0.1521 per 100 people	0.5566 per 100 people	0.4045 per 100 people	Zambia
1980s	0.4516 per 100 people	0.6736 per 100 people	0.222 per 100 people	Zambia
1990s	0.8422 per 100 people	0.8739 per 100 people	0.0317 per 100 people	Zambia
2000s	1.9 per 100 people	0.7773 per 100 people	1.12 per 100 people	Lesotho
2010s	1.65 per 100 people	0.6437 per 100 people	1.01 per 100 people	Lesotho
2020s	0.3789 per 100 people	0.3858 per 100 people	0.0069 per 100 people	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Lesotho or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.3457 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 Zambia?: 0.0043 per 100 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Lesotho ranks 184th and Zambia ranks 183rd 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.