Senegal vs South Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Senegal
0.0161 units per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0158 units per person
in 2024
Senegal rank
161st
South Africa rank
163rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Senegal
  • South Africa
00.0250.050.0750.10.125196019922024

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 0.0161 units per person against 0.0158 units per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0003 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Senegal ranks 161st and South Africa ranks 163rd of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0026 units per person 0.0373 units per person 0.0347 units per person South Africa
1970s 0.0026 units per person 0.0437 units per person 0.0411 units per person South Africa
1980s 0.0035 units per person 0.0661 units per person 0.0626 units per person South Africa
1990s 0.0099 units per person 0.0927 units per person 0.0828 units per person South Africa
2000s 0.0222 units per person 0.0995 units per person 0.0773 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.0217 units per person 0.0737 units per person 0.0521 units per person South Africa
2020s 0.0168 units per person 0.0234 units per person 0.0066 units per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Senegal or South Africa?
Senegal, at 0.0161 units per person against 0.0158 units per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Senegal and South Africa?
0.0003 units per person, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Senegal and South Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Senegal ranks 161st 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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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.