Liechtenstein vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Liechtenstein
24.81 per 100 people
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.4 per 100 people
in 2025
Liechtenstein rank
46th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
43rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • Liechtenstein
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Liechtenstein currently reports 24.81 per 100 people against 0.4 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 24.41 per 100 people.

That makes Liechtenstein's figure about 62.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Liechtenstein has been ahead every year.

Liechtenstein ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 214 countries.

Liechtenstein has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liechtenstein Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 30.73 per 100 people 0.6385 per 100 people 30.09 per 100 people Liechtenstein
1980s 46.65 per 100 people 0.8205 per 100 people 45.83 per 100 people Liechtenstein
1990s 61.27 per 100 people 1.13 per 100 people 60.14 per 100 people Liechtenstein
2000s 57.62 per 100 people 1.48 per 100 people 56.14 per 100 people Liechtenstein
2010s 46.32 per 100 people 1.1 per 100 people 45.22 per 100 people Liechtenstein
2020s 28.05 per 100 people 0.5 per 100 people 27.55 per 100 people Liechtenstein

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Liechtenstein or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Liechtenstein, at 24.81 per 100 people against 0.4 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Liechtenstein and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
24.41 per 100 people, with Liechtenstein ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liechtenstein and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Liechtenstein and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Liechtenstein ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd 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

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.