Niger vs Uganda: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Niger
0.4349 per 100 people
in 2024
Uganda
0.3918 per 100 people
in 2024
Niger rank
178th
Uganda rank
179th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Niger
  • Uganda
00.511.5196019922024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.4349 per 100 people against 0.3918 per 100 people in Uganda, a difference of 0.0431 per 100 people.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Niger ranks 178th and Uganda ranks 179th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0223 per 100 people 0.1118 per 100 people 0.0895 per 100 people Uganda
1970s 0.0645 per 100 people 0.1575 per 100 people 0.093 per 100 people Uganda
1980s 0.1084 per 100 people 0.1601 per 100 people 0.0516 per 100 people Uganda
1990s 0.1382 per 100 people 0.1894 per 100 people 0.0512 per 100 people Uganda
2000s 0.2463 per 100 people 0.3736 per 100 people 0.1273 per 100 people Uganda
2010s 0.5301 per 100 people 0.8513 per 100 people 0.3212 per 100 people Uganda
2020s 0.3643 per 100 people 0.2683 per 100 people 0.096 per 100 people Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Niger or Uganda?
Niger, at 0.4349 per 100 people against 0.3918 per 100 people in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Niger and Uganda?
0.0431 per 100 people, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Niger and Uganda rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Niger ranks 178th and Uganda ranks 179th 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

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.