Afghanistan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Afghanistan
0.0044 units per person
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.0076 units per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
178th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
175th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.0076 units per person against 0.0044 units per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0032 units per person.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 178th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 213 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0008 units per person 0.0049 units per person 0.0041 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 0.0015 units per person 0.0052 units per person 0.0037 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.0028 units per person 0.0159 units per person 0.0131 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.002 units per person 0.0221 units per person 0.0202 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.0012 units per person 0.04 units per person 0.0388 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.0027 units per person 0.0334 units per person 0.0307 units per person Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.0039 units per person 0.011 units per person 0.0071 units per person Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Afghanistan or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.0076 units per person against 0.0044 units per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.0032 units per person, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 178th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 175th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.