Norway vs South Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Norway
0.0131 units per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0158 units per person
in 2024
Norway rank
166th
South Africa rank
163rd
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time
- Norway
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0158 units per person against 0.0131 units per person in Norway, a difference of 0.0027 units per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 166th and South Africa ranks 163rd of 213 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1395 units per person | 0.0373 units per person | 0.1022 units per person | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.2191 units per person | 0.0437 units per person | 0.1755 units per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.4037 units per person | 0.0661 units per person | 0.3376 units per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.5506 units per person | 0.0927 units per person | 0.4578 units per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.4612 units per person | 0.0995 units per person | 0.3617 units per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.2032 units per person | 0.0737 units per person | 0.1295 units per person | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0234 units per person | 0.0091 units per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Norway or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0158 units per person against 0.0131 units per person in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Norway and South Africa?
- 0.0027 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Norway and South Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Norway ranks 166th and South Africa ranks 163rd 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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About this data
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.