What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Mozambique and Tanzania?

0.0324 per 100 people, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?

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.

Mozambique vs Tanzania: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Mozambique

0.0818 per 100 people

in 2024

Tanzania

0.1142 per 100 people

in 2024

Mozambique rank

196th

Tanzania rank

193rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Mozambique
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.1142 per 100 people against 0.0818 per 100 people in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0324 per 100 people.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.4 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 196th and Tanzania ranks 193rd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 6 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1734 per 100 people	0.0844 per 100 people	0.089 per 100 people	Mozambique
1970s	0.2786 per 100 people	0.147 per 100 people	0.1316 per 100 people	Mozambique
1980s	0.3056 per 100 people	0.2292 per 100 people	0.0764 per 100 people	Mozambique
1990s	0.3955 per 100 people	0.3216 per 100 people	0.0739 per 100 people	Mozambique
2000s	0.3941 per 100 people	0.4097 per 100 people	0.0156 per 100 people	Tanzania
2010s	0.3175 per 100 people	0.2839 per 100 people	0.0336 per 100 people	Mozambique
2020s	0.1476 per 100 people	0.1184 per 100 people	0.0292 per 100 people	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Mozambique or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 0.1142 per 100 people against 0.0818 per 100 people in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Mozambique and Tanzania?: 0.0324 per 100 people, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Mozambique ranks 196th and Tanzania ranks 193rd 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: 06 August 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.