What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Senegal and Zimbabwe?

0.18 per 100 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zimbabwe?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Senegal vs Zimbabwe: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Senegal

1.61 per 100 people

in 2024

Zimbabwe

1.79 per 100 people

in 2024

Senegal rank

162nd

Zimbabwe rank

159th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Senegal
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.79 per 100 people against 1.61 per 100 people in Senegal, a difference of 0.18 per 100 people.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Senegal ranks 162nd and Zimbabwe ranks 159th of 214 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2826 per 100 people	1.45 per 100 people	1.17 per 100 people	Zimbabwe
1970s	0.2748 per 100 people	1.39 per 100 people	1.12 per 100 people	Zimbabwe
1980s	0.3623 per 100 people	1.25 per 100 people	0.8883 per 100 people	Zimbabwe
1990s	0.9889 per 100 people	1.49 per 100 people	0.5041 per 100 people	Zimbabwe
2000s	2.22 per 100 people	2.52 per 100 people	0.2965 per 100 people	Zimbabwe
2010s	2.17 per 100 people	2.19 per 100 people	0.0202 per 100 people	Zimbabwe
2020s	1.68 per 100 people	1.73 per 100 people	0.0575 per 100 people	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Senegal or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 1.79 per 100 people against 1.61 per 100 people in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Senegal and Zimbabwe?: 0.18 per 100 people, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zimbabwe?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Zimbabwe rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Senegal ranks 162nd and Zimbabwe ranks 159th 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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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: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.