Least developed countries vs Low income: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Least developed countries
0.0049 units per person
in 2025
Low income
0.0091 units per person
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
41st
Low income rank
39th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Low income
00.0050.010.015196619952025

How they compare

Low income currently reports 0.0091 units per person against 0.0049 units per person in Least developed countries, a difference of 0.0042 units per person.

That makes Low income's figure about 1.8 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries ranks 41st and Low income ranks 39th of 47 countries.

Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Low income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0011 units per person 0.0017 units per person 0.0006 units per person Low income
1980s 0.002 units per person 0.0047 units per person 0.0027 units per person Low income
1990s 0.0032 units per person 0.0069 units per person 0.0036 units per person Low income
2010s 0.0079 units per person 0.0128 units per person 0.005 units per person Low income
2020s 0.0055 units per person 0.0086 units per person 0.003 units per person Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Least developed countries or Low income?
Low income, at 0.0091 units per person against 0.0049 units per person in Least developed countries as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Least developed countries and Low income?
0.0042 units per person, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Low income?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Least developed countries and Low income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Least developed countries ranks 41st and Low income ranks 39th of 47 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.