Faroe Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Faroe Islands
0.2772 units per person
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0038 units per person
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
44th
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time
- Faroe Islands
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Faroe Islands 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 Faroe Islands's figure about 73.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Faroe Islands has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 44th of 213 countries.
Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1076 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.1039 units per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | 0.2326 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.2277 units per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1980s | 0.384 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 0.3762 units per person | Faroe Islands |
| 1990s | 0.5144 units per person | 0.0111 units per person | 0.5033 units per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2000s | 0.487 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 0.4726 units per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2010s | 0.3883 units per person | 0.0108 units per person | 0.3774 units per person | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | 0.2856 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.2795 units per person | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Faroe Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Faroe Islands, at 0.2772 units per person against 0.0038 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.2734 units per person, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Faroe Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 44th 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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About this data
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.