Nigeria vs Rwanda: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Nigeria
0.0004 units per person
in 2024
Rwanda
0.0006 units per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
199th
Rwanda rank
198th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
00.0030.0050.0070.010.013196019922024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.0006 units per person against 0.0004 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0002 units per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 199th and Rwanda ranks 198th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0004 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0001 units per person Nigeria
1970s 0.0003 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0.0001 units per person Nigeria
1980s 0.0024 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0015 units per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0034 units per person 0.0014 units per person 0.002 units per person Nigeria
2000s 0.0076 units per person 0.0026 units per person 0.005 units per person Nigeria
2010s 0.002 units per person 0.0026 units per person 0.0006 units per person Rwanda
2020s 0.0005 units per person 0.0008 units per person 0.0003 units per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Nigeria or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.0006 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 Nigeria and Rwanda?
0.0002 units per person, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Nigeria ranks 199th and Rwanda ranks 198th 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.