Afghanistan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people

Afghanistan
0.4389
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
0.7561
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
177th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
174th

Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.7561 against 0.4389 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3172.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.7 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 177th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 174th of 212 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0895 0.5441 0.4546 Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 0.1624 0.5813 0.419 Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 0.3025 1.62 1.31 Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 0.198 2.21 2.02 Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 0.1243 4 3.88 Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 0.2703 3.34 3.07 Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 0.3941 1.1 0.7099 Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people, Afghanistan or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.7561 against 0.4389 in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people between Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
0.3172, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
Afghanistan ranks 177th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 174th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed