What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Kenya and Nigeria?

0.0006 units per person, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?

52 years are reported by both, from 1966 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.

Kenya vs Nigeria: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Kenya

0.001 units per person

in 2024

Nigeria

0.0004 units per person

in 2024

Kenya rank

196th

Nigeria rank

199th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

Kenya
Nigeria

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.001 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0006 units per person.

That makes Kenya's figure about 2.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 196th and Nigeria ranks 199th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0027 units per person	0.0004 units per person	0.0023 units per person	Kenya
1970s	0.0031 units per person	0.0003 units per person	0.0028 units per person	Kenya
1980s	0.0061 units per person	0.0024 units per person	0.0037 units per person	Kenya
1990s	0.0091 units per person	0.0034 units per person	0.0057 units per person	Kenya
2000s	0.0109 units per person	0.0076 units per person	0.0033 units per person	Kenya
2010s	0.0037 units per person	0.002 units per person	0.0018 units per person	Kenya
2020s	0.0012 units per person	0.0005 units per person	0.0007 units per person	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Kenya or Nigeria?: Kenya, at 0.001 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Kenya and Nigeria?: 0.0006 units per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?: Kenya ranks 196th and Nigeria ranks 199th 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.