Chad: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Chad's fixed telephone subscriptions did not change 0 on 2023 (from 0 to 0).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −152.37 and a typical year strayed about 6,321 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 13,267 in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 19,388 in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1,776 a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Chad had the 144th highest value of the 146 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Chad in the 2024 ranking

• Benin — 142nd of 146: 1,350
• Kiribati — 143rd of 146: 14
• Bhutan — 144th of 146: 0
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 146th of 146: 0

What this measures

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.

Limitations: Operators have traditionally been the main source of telecommunications data, so information on subscriptions has been widely available for most countries. This gives a general idea of access, but a more precise measure is the penetration rate - the share of households with access to telecommunications. During the past few years more information on information and communication technology use has become available from household and business surveys. Also important are data on actual use of telecommunications services. Ideally, statistics on telecommunications (and other information and communications technologies) should be compiled for all three measures: subscriptions, access, and use.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 57 values

Fixed telephone subscriptions in nearby economies

• Angola — 80,267 (2024)
• Benin — 1,350 (2024)
• Botswana — 83,182 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 81,718 (2024)
• Burundi — 14,363 (2023)
• Cabo Verde — 61,294 (2024)
• Cameroon — 67,507 (2024)
• Central African Republic — 2,088 (2022)
• Comoros — 8,823 (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 0 (2024)
• Congo, Rep. — 17,604 (2022)

More infrastructure data for Chad

• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0 (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 14.8 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 72.93 (2024)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 12.63% (2024)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 52.36 (2023)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions — 0 (2024)
• Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0 (2024)
• Secure Internet servers — 25 (2024)
• Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people) — 1.23 (2024)

Every indicator for Chad is on the Chad data page.

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Questions people ask

What is Chad's fixed telephone subscriptions?

0 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1965?

It is down 100% from 1,500 in 1965. The highest value was 58,267 in 2009 and the lowest 0 in 2023.

How does Chad rank?

144th highest of 146 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in fixed telephone subscriptions unusual for Chad?

In 2024, Chad's fixed telephone subscriptions did not change 0 on 2023 (from 0 to 0). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −152.37 and a typical year strayed about 6,321 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.MLT.MAIN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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