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

90, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 2003 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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs East Timor: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Sao Tome and Principe

1,781

in 2024

East Timor

1,691

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe rank

202nd

East Timor rank

203rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Sao Tome and Principe
East Timor

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 1,781 against 1,691 in East Timor, a difference of 90.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 202nd and East Timor ranks 203rd of 214 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7,388	2,413	4,975	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	6,540	2,744	3,796	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	2,330	1,841	488.8	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Sao Tome and Principe or East Timor?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 1,781 against 1,691 in East Timor as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor?: 90, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 202nd and East Timor ranks 203rd 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.