Nepal vs South Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Nepal
1.38 per 100 people
in 2024
South Africa
1.58 per 100 people
in 2024
Nepal rank
164th
South Africa rank
163rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Nepal
  • South Africa
02.557.51012.5196019922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 1.58 per 100 people against 1.38 per 100 people in Nepal, a difference of 0.2 per 100 people.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.

Nepal ranks 164th and South Africa ranks 163rd of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0585 per 100 people 4.84 per 100 people 4.78 per 100 people South Africa
1980s 0.1317 per 100 people 6.79 per 100 people 6.65 per 100 people South Africa
1990s 0.5047 per 100 people 9.28 per 100 people 8.78 per 100 people South Africa
2000s 1.94 per 100 people 9.95 per 100 people 8.02 per 100 people South Africa
2010s 2.99 per 100 people 7.37 per 100 people 4.38 per 100 people South Africa
2020s 2.22 per 100 people 2.34 per 100 people 0.1203 per 100 people South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Nepal or South Africa?
South Africa, at 1.58 per 100 people against 1.38 per 100 people in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Nepal and South Africa?
0.2 per 100 people, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Africa?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Nepal and South Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Nepal ranks 164th and South Africa ranks 163rd of 213 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
260 places, 14,528 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.