Kenya vs Nigeria: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people

Kenya
0.101
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0441
in 2024
Kenya rank
195th
Nigeria rank
198th

Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
00.511.5196019922024

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.101 against 0.0441 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0569.

That makes Kenya's figure about 2.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 195th and Nigeria ranks 198th of 212 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2938 0.0455 0.2483 Kenya
1970s 0.3451 0.0455 0.2996 Kenya
1980s 0.6021 0.2404 0.3616 Kenya
1990s 0.9081 0.34 0.5681 Kenya
2000s 1.09 0.7553 0.3308 Kenya
2010s 0.374 0.1952 0.1788 Kenya
2020s 0.1165 0.0471 0.0694 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya or Nigeria?
Kenya, at 0.101 against 0.0441 in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people between Kenya and Nigeria?
0.0569, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
52 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
Kenya ranks 195th and Nigeria ranks 198th 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