Norway vs South Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Norway
1.31 per 100 people
in 2024
South Africa
1.58 per 100 people
in 2024
Norway rank
166th
South Africa rank
163rd
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Norway
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.58 per 100 people against 1.31 per 100 people in Norway, a difference of 0.27 per 100 people.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 166th and South Africa ranks 163rd of 213 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.17 per 100 people | 3.87 per 100 people | 10.31 per 100 people | Norway |
| 1970s | 22.05 per 100 people | 4.49 per 100 people | 17.56 per 100 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 40.37 per 100 people | 6.79 per 100 people | 33.58 per 100 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 55.06 per 100 people | 9.28 per 100 people | 45.78 per 100 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 46.12 per 100 people | 9.95 per 100 people | 36.17 per 100 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 20.32 per 100 people | 7.37 per 100 people | 12.95 per 100 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.25 per 100 people | 2.34 per 100 people | 0.9127 per 100 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Norway or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.58 per 100 people against 1.31 per 100 people in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Norway and South Africa?
- 0.27 per 100 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Norway and South Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Norway ranks 166th 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.