What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Uganda and Zambia?

0.0004 units per person, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Uganda vs Zambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Uganda

0.0039 units per person

in 2024

Zambia

0.0035 units per person

in 2024

Uganda rank

180th

Zambia rank

182nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

Uganda
Zambia

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0039 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Uganda ranks 180th and Zambia ranks 182nd of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Uganda	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.001 units per person	0.0044 units per person	0.0034 units per person	Zambia
1970s	0.0015 units per person	0.0053 units per person	0.0038 units per person	Zambia
1980s	0.0016 units per person	0.0066 units per person	0.005 units per person	Zambia
1990s	0.0019 units per person	0.0087 units per person	0.0068 units per person	Zambia
2000s	0.0037 units per person	0.0078 units per person	0.004 units per person	Zambia
2010s	0.0079 units per person	0.0064 units per person	0.0014 units per person	Uganda
2020s	0.0027 units per person	0.0039 units per person	0.0012 units per person	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Uganda or Zambia?: Uganda, at 0.0039 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Uganda and Zambia?: 0.0004 units per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?: Uganda ranks 180th and Zambia ranks 182nd 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: 18 August 2026

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.