Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Benin or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 1,781 against 1,350 in Benin as of 2024.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?

431, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?

61 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Benin vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Benin

1,350

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

1,781

in 2024

Benin rank

205th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

202nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Benin
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1,781 against 1,350 in Benin, a difference of 431.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 205th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 202nd of 214 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,231	352	1,879	Benin
1970s	4,822	451	4,371	Benin
1980s	11,506	1,752	9,753	Benin
1990s	26,925	2,984	23,941	Benin
2000s	81,972	6,814	75,159	Benin
2010s	125,872	6,540	119,332	Benin
2020s	9,636	2,330	7,307	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Benin or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 1,781 against 1,350 in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?: 431, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Benin ranks 205th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 202nd 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.