What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Burkina Faso and Zambia?

0 units per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Burkina Faso

0.0035 units per person

in 2024

Zambia

0.0035 units per person

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

181st

Zambia rank

182nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

Burkina Faso
Zambia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.0035 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in Zambia, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 182nd of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0004 units per person	0.0053 units per person	0.0049 units per person	Zambia
1980s	0.0011 units per person	0.0066 units per person	0.0055 units per person	Zambia
1990s	0.0028 units per person	0.0087 units per person	0.006 units per person	Zambia
2000s	0.0066 units per person	0.0078 units per person	0.0012 units per person	Zambia
2010s	0.0059 units per person	0.0064 units per person	0.0005 units per person	Zambia
2020s	0.0035 units per person	0.0039 units per person	0.0004 units per person	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Burkina Faso or Zambia?: Burkina Faso, at 0.0035 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 0 units per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?: Burkina Faso ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 182nd 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: 18 August 2026

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.