What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The highest recorded value was 4.58 per 100 people in 2006.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5174 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?

Over the last ten years it is down 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sao Tome and Principe

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sao Tome and Principe
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Sao Tome and Principe: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.7561 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.7561 per 100 people

Change on year

down 10.8%

World rank

176th

of 214 countries

All-time high

4.58 per 100 people

in 2006

All-time low

0.5174 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sao Tome and Principe, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 0.7561 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and down 78.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 4.58 per 100 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5174 per 100 people, in 1960.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1960 to 2024.
Year	per 100 people	Change
1960	0.5174 per 100 people	—
1961	0.5474 per 100 people	+5.8%
1962	0.5474 per 100 people	+0.0%
1963	0.5474 per 100 people	+0.0%
1964	0.5474 per 100 people	+0.0%
1966	0.5474 per 100 people	+0.0%
1967	0.5474 per 100 people	+0.0%
1968	0.5474 per 100 people	+0.0%
1969	0.5474 per 100 people	+0.0%
1971	0.5474 per 100 people	+0.0%
1972	0.5474 per 100 people	+0.0%
1973	0.5474 per 100 people	+0.0%
1974	0.5474 per 100 people	+0.0%
1975	0.5811 per 100 people	+6.2%
1976	0.5677 per 100 people	-2.3%
1977	0.6645 per 100 people	+17.0%
1978	0.6475 per 100 people	-2.5%
1981	0.8047 per 100 people	+24.3%
1982	1.21 per 100 people	+50.5%
1983	1.51 per 100 people	+25.1%
1984	1.69 per 100 people	+11.5%
1985	1.76 per 100 people	+4.1%
1986	1.84 per 100 people	+4.5%
1987	1.9 per 100 people	+3.3%
1988	1.96 per 100 people	+3.1%
1989	1.87 per 100 people	-4.2%
1990	1.79 per 100 people	-4.4%
1991	1.76 per 100 people	-1.7%
1992	1.84 per 100 people	+4.5%
1993	1.83 per 100 people	-0.5%
1994	1.85 per 100 people	+1.1%
1995	1.85 per 100 people	+0.0%
1996	1.9 per 100 people	+2.7%
1997	3.1 per 100 people	+63.2%
1998	3.05 per 100 people	-1.6%
1999	3.18 per 100 people	+4.3%
2000	3.2 per 100 people	+0.7%
2001	3.72 per 100 people	+16.0%
2002	4.25 per 100 people	+14.2%
2003	4.53 per 100 people	+6.7%
2004	4.47 per 100 people	-1.3%
2005	4.4 per 100 people	-1.6%
2006	4.58 per 100 people	+4.2%
2007	4.51 per 100 people	-1.6%
2008	4.4 per 100 people	-2.5%
2009	4.33 per 100 people	-1.6%
2010	4.29 per 100 people	-0.8%
2011	4.29 per 100 people	-0.1%
2012	4.24 per 100 people	-1.1%
2013	3.61 per 100 people	-14.8%
2014	3.46 per 100 people	-4.3%
2015	3.22 per 100 people	-6.9%
2016	2.81 per 100 people	-12.5%
2017	2.69 per 100 people	-4.4%
2018	2.52 per 100 people	-6.3%
2019	2.24 per 100 people	-11.1%
2020	1.28 per 100 people	-42.8%
2021	1.18 per 100 people	-8.0%
2022	1.11 per 100 people	-6.3%
2023	0.8477 per 100 people	-23.3%
2024	0.7561 per 100 people	-10.8%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

Sao Tome and Principe's 0.7561 per 100 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Sao Tome and Principe's 0.7561 per 100 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436 per 100 people, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sao Tome and Principe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1997	+63.2%	1.9 per 100 people	3.1 per 100 people
1982	+50.5%	0.8047 per 100 people	1.21 per 100 people
2020	-42.8%	2.24 per 100 people	1.28 per 100 people

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5441 per 100 people	0.5174 per 100 people	0.5474 per 100 people	9
1970s	0.5813 per 100 people	0.5474 per 100 people	0.6645 per 100 people	8
1980s	1.62 per 100 people	0.8047 per 100 people	1.96 per 100 people	9
1990s	2.21 per 100 people	1.76 per 100 people	3.18 per 100 people	10
2000s	4.24 per 100 people	3.2 per 100 people	4.58 per 100 people	10
2010s	3.34 per 100 people	2.24 per 100 people	4.29 per 100 people	10
2020s	1.03 per 100 people	0.7561 per 100 people	1.28 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

173 Togo 0.8258 per 100 people compare
174 Ghana 0.7824 per 100 people compare
175 Cote d'Ivoire 0.7663 per 100 people compare
177 Equatorial Guinea 0.6315 per 100 people compare
178 Ethiopia 0.5798 per 100 people compare
179 Afghanistan 0.4389 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 261 places →

More infrastructure data for Sao Tome and Principe

Mobile cellular subscriptions 147,061 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.44 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,781 (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0076 units per person (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,781 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6244 units per person (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 147,061 (2024)

All data for Sao Tome and Principe →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Sao Tome and Principe?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Sao Tome and Principe was 0.7561 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The highest recorded value was 4.58 per 100 people in 2006.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5174 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 176th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?: Over the last ten years it is down 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 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.