Uganda vs Zambia: Landline phone subscriptions, per capita

Uganda
0.0039 units per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.0035 units per person
in 2024
Uganda rank
179th
Zambia rank
181st

Landline phone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Uganda
  • Zambia
00.0050.010.015196019922024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.0039 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0004 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Uganda ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 181st of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Uganda averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0.0034 units per person Zambia
1970s 0.0015 units per person 0.0053 units per person 0.0038 units per person Zambia
1980s 0.0016 units per person 0.0066 units per person 0.005 units per person Zambia
1990s 0.0019 units per person 0.0087 units per person 0.0068 units per person Zambia
2000s 0.0037 units per person 0.0078 units per person 0.004 units per person Zambia
2010s 0.0079 units per person 0.0064 units per person 0.0014 units per person Uganda
2020s 0.0027 units per person 0.0039 units per person 0.0012 units per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions, per capita, Uganda or Zambia?
Uganda, at 0.0039 units per person against 0.0035 units per person in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions, per capita between Uganda and Zambia?
0.0004 units per person, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Uganda and Zambia rank globally for landline phone subscriptions, per capita?
Uganda ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 181st of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Landline phone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 11,803 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Landline phone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.