Norway vs Zambia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Norway

73,208

in 2024

Zambia

73,688

in 2024

Norway rank

141st

Zambia rank

140th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Norway
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 73,688 against 73,208 in Norway, a difference of 480.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 141st and Zambia ranks 140th of 212 countries.

Individual pages

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Norway
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Zambia
Full country ranking

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: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 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.