Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Bahamas or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 102,714 against 93,084 in Bahamas as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Nigeria?

48 years are reported by both, from 1971 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 Nigeria: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Bahamas

93,084

in 2024

Nigeria

102,714

in 2024

Bahamas rank

132nd

Nigeria rank

131st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Bahamas
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 102,714 against 93,084 in Bahamas, a difference of 9,630.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 132nd and Nigeria ranks 131st of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	20,400	20,544	144	Nigeria
1980s	45,733	202,519	156,785	Nigeria
1990s	86,820	374,926	288,105	Nigeria
2000s	129,521	1.11 million	975,705	Nigeria
2010s	121,942	346,030	224,088	Nigeria
2020s	90,600	105,019	14,419	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Bahamas or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 102,714 against 93,084 in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bahamas and Nigeria?: 9,630, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Nigeria?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Bahamas and Nigeria rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Bahamas ranks 132nd and Nigeria ranks 131st 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.