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

0.0362 per 100 people, with Zambia ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

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

Mauritania

0.3095 per 100 people

in 2024

Zambia

0.3457 per 100 people

in 2024

Mauritania rank

186th

Zambia rank

183rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Mauritania
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.3457 per 100 people against 0.3095 per 100 people in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0362 per 100 people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Mauritania ranks 186th and Zambia ranks 183rd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.1024 per 100 people	0.5566 per 100 people	0.4542 per 100 people	Zambia
1980s	0.2257 per 100 people	0.6736 per 100 people	0.448 per 100 people	Zambia
1990s	0.4293 per 100 people	0.8739 per 100 people	0.4446 per 100 people	Zambia
2000s	1.4 per 100 people	0.7773 per 100 people	0.6274 per 100 people	Mauritania
2010s	1.55 per 100 people	0.6437 per 100 people	0.9034 per 100 people	Mauritania
2020s	0.8924 per 100 people	0.3858 per 100 people	0.5067 per 100 people	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Mauritania or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.3457 per 100 people against 0.3095 per 100 people in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Mauritania and Zambia?: 0.0362 per 100 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Mauritania ranks 186th 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.