French Polynesia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

French Polynesia
0.2347 units per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.003 units per person
in 2025
French Polynesia rank
50th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
45th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • French Polynesia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 0.2347 units per person against 0.003 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2317 units per person.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 77.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, French Polynesia has been ahead every year.

French Polynesia ranks 50th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 45th of 213 countries.

French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade French Polynesia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0133 units per person 0.0037 units per person 0.0096 units per person French Polynesia
1970s 0.0477 units per person 0.0049 units per person 0.0428 units per person French Polynesia
1980s 0.1239 units per person 0.0078 units per person 0.1161 units per person French Polynesia
1990s 0.2139 units per person 0.0111 units per person 0.2028 units per person French Polynesia
2000s 0.2095 units per person 0.0144 units per person 0.1951 units per person French Polynesia
2010s 0.2484 units per person 0.0107 units per person 0.2377 units per person French Polynesia
2020s 0.3863 units per person 0.005 units per person 0.3813 units per person French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, French Polynesia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
French Polynesia, at 0.2347 units per person against 0.003 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between French Polynesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.2317 units per person, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
French Polynesia ranks 50th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 45th 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.