Afghanistan vs Uganda: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Afghanistan
0.4389 per 100 people
in 2023
Uganda
0.3918 per 100 people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
177th
Uganda rank
179th

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.4389 per 100 people against 0.3918 per 100 people in Uganda, a difference of 0.0471 per 100 people.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 177th and Uganda ranks 179th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0902 per 100 people 0.112 per 100 people 0.0217 per 100 people Uganda
1970s 0.1642 per 100 people 0.1575 per 100 people 0.0067 per 100 people Afghanistan
1980s 0.2929 per 100 people 0.1601 per 100 people 0.1328 per 100 people Afghanistan
1990s 0.198 per 100 people 0.1894 per 100 people 0.0086 per 100 people Afghanistan
2000s 0.1243 per 100 people 0.3346 per 100 people 0.2103 per 100 people Uganda
2010s 0.2703 per 100 people 0.7859 per 100 people 0.5156 per 100 people Uganda
2020s 0.3941 per 100 people 0.2375 per 100 people 0.1566 per 100 people Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Afghanistan or Uganda?
Afghanistan, at 0.4389 per 100 people against 0.3918 per 100 people in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Afghanistan and Uganda?
0.0471 per 100 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Afghanistan ranks 177th and Uganda ranks 179th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed