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
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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About this data
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.