Nigeria vs Rwanda: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Nigeria
0.0441 per 100 people
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0649 per 100 people
in 2024
Nigeria rank
198th
Rwanda rank
197th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
00.250.50.7511.2196019922024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0649 per 100 people against 0.0441 per 100 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0208 per 100 people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Rwanda ahead.

Nigeria ranks 198th and Rwanda ranks 197th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0455 per 100 people 0.034 per 100 people 0.0115 per 100 people Nigeria
1970s 0.0455 per 100 people 0.0319 per 100 people 0.0136 per 100 people Nigeria
1980s 0.2404 per 100 people 0.0893 per 100 people 0.1512 per 100 people Nigeria
1990s 0.34 per 100 people 0.1443 per 100 people 0.1957 per 100 people Nigeria
2000s 0.7553 per 100 people 0.2588 per 100 people 0.4965 per 100 people Nigeria
2010s 0.1952 per 100 people 0.256 per 100 people 0.0608 per 100 people Rwanda
2020s 0.0471 per 100 people 0.0758 per 100 people 0.0287 per 100 people Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Nigeria or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0649 per 100 people against 0.0441 per 100 people in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Nigeria and Rwanda?
0.0208 per 100 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Nigeria ranks 198th and Rwanda ranks 197th 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.