Africa Eastern and Southern vs Least developed countries: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0038 units per person
in 2025
Least developed countries
0.0049 units per person
in 2025
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
43rd
Least developed countries rank
41st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Least developed countries
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How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 0.0049 units per person against 0.0038 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0011 units per person.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 1.3 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 43rd and Least developed countries ranks 41st of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 5 and Least developed countries in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Least developed countries Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0078 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0.0066 units per person Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 0.0115 units per person 0.002 units per person 0.0095 units per person Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 0.0157 units per person 0.0032 units per person 0.0125 units per person Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 0.0183 units per person 0.0076 units per person 0.0107 units per person Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 0.0134 units per person 0.0086 units per person 0.0047 units per person Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 0.0054 units per person 0.0055 units per person 0.0001 units per person Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Least developed countries?
Least developed countries, at 0.0049 units per person against 0.0038 units per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Least developed countries?
0.0011 units per person, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Least developed countries?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Least developed countries rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 43rd and Least developed countries ranks 41st of 47 groups.
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.