What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Sudan and Zambia?

0.0302 per 100 people, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zambia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.

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.

Sudan vs Zambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Sudan

0.3155 per 100 people

in 2022

Zambia

0.3457 per 100 people

in 2024

Sudan rank

185th

Zambia rank

183rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Sudan
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.3457 per 100 people against 0.3155 per 100 people in Sudan, a difference of 0.0302 per 100 people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Sudan ranks 185th and Zambia ranks 183rd of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sudan	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2061 per 100 people	0.4818 per 100 people	0.2757 per 100 people	Zambia
1970s	0.2743 per 100 people	0.5566 per 100 people	0.2823 per 100 people	Zambia
1980s	0.2822 per 100 people	0.6736 per 100 people	0.3915 per 100 people	Zambia
1990s	0.4055 per 100 people	0.8739 per 100 people	0.4684 per 100 people	Zambia
2000s	1.84 per 100 people	0.7773 per 100 people	1.06 per 100 people	Sudan
2010s	0.7772 per 100 people	0.6437 per 100 people	0.1334 per 100 people	Sudan
2020s	0.2885 per 100 people	0.397 per 100 people	0.1084 per 100 people	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Sudan or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.3457 per 100 people against 0.3155 per 100 people in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Sudan and Zambia?: 0.0302 per 100 people, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zambia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Sudan and Zambia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Sudan ranks 185th and Zambia ranks 183rd 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.