Brunei vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Brunei
0.2772 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0038 units per person
in 2025
Brunei rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
42nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Brunei
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0.2772 units per person against 0.0038 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.2734 units per person.

That makes Brunei's figure about 73.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 213 countries.

Brunei has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0474 units per person 0.0056 units per person 0.0417 units per person Brunei
1980s 0.0916 units per person 0.0078 units per person 0.0838 units per person Brunei
1990s 0.2127 units per person 0.0111 units per person 0.2016 units per person Brunei
2000s 0.2314 units per person 0.0144 units per person 0.217 units per person Brunei
2010s 0.1869 units per person 0.0108 units per person 0.176 units per person Brunei
2020s 0.2584 units per person 0.0056 units per person 0.2528 units per person Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Brunei or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Brunei, at 0.2772 units per person against 0.0038 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.2734 units per person, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Brunei ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd 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.