Burkina Faso vs Niger: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Burkina Faso
0.0035 units per person
in 2024
Niger
0.0043 units per person
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
181st
Niger rank
179th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.0043 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Niger ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Niger ranks 179th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0004 units per person 0.0006 units per person 0.0002 units per person Niger
1980s 0.0011 units per person 0.0011 units per person 0 units per person Burkina Faso
1990s 0.0028 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.0014 units per person Burkina Faso
2000s 0.0066 units per person 0.0025 units per person 0.0041 units per person Burkina Faso
2010s 0.0065 units per person 0.0056 units per person 0.0008 units per person Burkina Faso
2020s 0.0035 units per person 0.0055 units per person 0.0019 units per person Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Burkina Faso or Niger?
Niger, at 0.0043 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Burkina Faso and Niger?
0.0008 units per person, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Niger ranks 179th 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.