Burkina Faso vs Lesotho: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Burkina Faso
0.347 per 100 people
in 2024
Lesotho
0.3414 per 100 people
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
180th
Lesotho rank
182nd

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.347 per 100 people against 0.3414 per 100 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0056 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 180th and Lesotho ranks 182nd of 212 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0375 per 100 people 0.144 per 100 people 0.1065 per 100 people Lesotho
1980s 0.1173 per 100 people 0.4746 per 100 people 0.3573 per 100 people Lesotho
1990s 0.2771 per 100 people 0.8422 per 100 people 0.5651 per 100 people Lesotho
2000s 0.659 per 100 people 1.9 per 100 people 1.24 per 100 people Lesotho
2010s 0.5931 per 100 people 1.65 per 100 people 1.06 per 100 people Lesotho
2020s 0.3495 per 100 people 0.3789 per 100 people 0.0294 per 100 people Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Burkina Faso or Lesotho?
Burkina Faso, at 0.347 per 100 people against 0.3414 per 100 people in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
0.0056 per 100 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lesotho?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Lesotho rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Burkina Faso ranks 180th and Lesotho ranks 182nd 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
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