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
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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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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.