Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Angola or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 81,718 against 80,267 in Angola as of 2024.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Angola and Burkina Faso?

1,451, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Burkina Faso?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Burkina Faso: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Angola

80,267

in 2024

Burkina Faso

81,718

in 2024

Angola rank

136th

Burkina Faso rank

134th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Angola
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 81,718 against 80,267 in Angola, a difference of 1,451.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 136th and Burkina Faso ranks 134th of 214 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1970s	17,700	2,450	15,250	Angola
1980s	50,331	8,952	41,379	Angola
1990s	59,716	29,092	30,624	Angola
2000s	110,792	92,834	17,958	Angola
2010s	219,839	106,772	113,067	Angola
2020s	100,007	78,653	21,354	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Angola or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 81,718 against 80,267 in Angola as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Angola and Burkina Faso?: 1,451, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Burkina Faso?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Angola and Burkina Faso rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Angola ranks 136th and Burkina Faso ranks 134th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,489 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.