Senegal vs Zimbabwe: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Senegal
1.61 per 100 people
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.79 per 100 people
in 2024
Senegal rank
160th
Zimbabwe rank
157th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Senegal
  • Zimbabwe
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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 160th and Zimbabwe ranks 157th of 212 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 160th and Zimbabwe ranks 157th 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.