Senegal vs South Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Senegal
1.61 per 100 people
in 2024
South Africa
1.58 per 100 people
in 2024
Senegal rank
162nd
South Africa rank
164th
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- Senegal
- South Africa
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 1.61 per 100 people against 1.58 per 100 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.03 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Senegal ranks 162nd and South Africa ranks 164th of 214 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2826 per 100 people | 3.87 per 100 people | 3.58 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.2748 per 100 people | 4.49 per 100 people | 4.21 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.3623 per 100 people | 6.79 per 100 people | 6.42 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.9889 per 100 people | 9.28 per 100 people | 8.3 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.22 per 100 people | 9.95 per 100 people | 7.73 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.17 per 100 people | 7.37 per 100 people | 5.21 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2020s | 1.68 per 100 people | 2.34 per 100 people | 0.6611 per 100 people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Senegal or South Africa?
- Senegal, at 1.61 per 100 people against 1.58 per 100 people in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Senegal and South Africa?
- 0.03 per 100 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and South Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Senegal ranks 162nd and South Africa ranks 164th of 214 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.