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

Bahamas, at 93,084 against 81,718 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas 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.

Bahamas vs Burkina Faso: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Bahamas

93,084

in 2024

Burkina Faso

81,718

in 2024

Bahamas rank

132nd

Burkina Faso rank

134th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Bahamas
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 93,084 against 81,718 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 11,366.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 132nd and Burkina Faso ranks 134th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1970s	23,600	2,450	21,150	Bahamas
1980s	44,268	8,952	35,316	Bahamas
1990s	86,820	29,092	57,728	Bahamas
2000s	129,521	92,834	36,687	Bahamas
2010s	121,942	106,772	15,170	Bahamas
2020s	90,600	78,653	11,947	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Bahamas or Burkina Faso?: Bahamas, at 93,084 against 81,718 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bahamas and Burkina Faso?: 11,366, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Burkina Faso?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Burkina Faso rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Bahamas ranks 132nd 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.