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

0.006 per 100 people, with Sudan ahead.

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

53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.

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.

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

Mauritania

0.3095 per 100 people

in 2024

Sudan

0.3155 per 100 people

in 2022

Mauritania rank

186th

Sudan rank

185th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Mauritania
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.3155 per 100 people against 0.3095 per 100 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.006 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sudan ahead.

Mauritania ranks 186th and Sudan ranks 185th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1024 per 100 people	0.2743 per 100 people	0.1719 per 100 people	Sudan
1980s	0.2257 per 100 people	0.2822 per 100 people	0.0565 per 100 people	Sudan
1990s	0.4293 per 100 people	0.4055 per 100 people	0.0238 per 100 people	Mauritania
2000s	1.4 per 100 people	1.84 per 100 people	0.4311 per 100 people	Sudan
2010s	1.55 per 100 people	0.7772 per 100 people	0.77 per 100 people	Mauritania
2020s	1.18 per 100 people	0.2885 per 100 people	0.8952 per 100 people	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Mauritania or Sudan?: Sudan, at 0.3155 per 100 people against 0.3095 per 100 people in Mauritania as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Mauritania and Sudan?: 0.006 per 100 people, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Sudan?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Mauritania and Sudan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Mauritania ranks 186th and Sudan ranks 185th 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.