Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) vs United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.003 units per person
in 2025
United States
0.2398 units per person
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
45th
United States rank
49th
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.2398 units per person against 0.003 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2368 units per person.
That makes United States's figure about 79.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 45th and United States ranks 49th of 45 groups.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.2767 units per person | 0.273 units per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.0049 units per person | 0.359 units per person | 0.3541 units per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.4829 units per person | 0.4751 units per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0111 units per person | 0.5994 units per person | 0.5884 units per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0144 units per person | 0.5963 units per person | 0.5819 units per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0107 units per person | 0.3984 units per person | 0.3877 units per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.2728 units per person | 0.268 units per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or United States?
- United States, at 0.2398 units per person against 0.003 units per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States?
- 0.2368 units per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and United States rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 45th and United States ranks 49th of 45 groups.
- 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.