Barbados vs Niger: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Barbados
121,314
in 2022
Niger
117,563
in 2024
Barbados rank
127th
Niger rank
128th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Barbados
  • Niger
050.0k100.0k150.0k196019922024

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 121,314 against 117,563 in Niger, a difference of 3,751.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 127th and Niger ranks 128th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 8,652 758 7,894 Barbados
1970s 24,704 3,390 21,314 Barbados
1980s 47,648 7,732 39,916 Barbados
1990s 92,126 13,486 78,640 Barbados
2000s 132,962 34,771 98,191 Barbados
2010s 139,468 107,534 31,933 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Barbados or Niger?
Barbados, at 121,314 against 117,563 in Niger as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Barbados and Niger?
3,751, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Niger?
57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
How do Barbados and Niger rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Barbados ranks 127th and Niger ranks 128th 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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About this data

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

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.