Comoros's fixed telephone subscriptions was 8,823 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 61.64% from 23,000 in 2013 (9.14% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 8,823 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 10,320 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 23,000 | 2013 |
| Highest | 30,787 | 2009 |
| Lowest | 0 | 1960 |
| Average since 2014 | 11,990 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 0 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Comoros' fixed telephone subscriptions rose 1,453 on 2022 (from 7,370 to 8,823).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +117.3 and a typical year strayed about 3,413 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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 6,964 in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 9,577 in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1,455 a year. A straight line explains 71% 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 2023, Comoros had the 18th highest value of the 20 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Comoros | 8,823 | 2023 |
| World | 815 million | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 5 million | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 94 million | 2025 |
Closest to Comoros in the 2023 ranking
- Curaçao — 15th of 20: 45,974
- Djibouti — 16th of 20: 28,673
- Burundi — 17th of 20: 14,363
- Madagascar — 19th of 20: 3,413
- South Sudan — 20th of 20: 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 64 values
| Year | Fixed telephone subscriptions |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8,823 |
| 2022 | 7,370 |
| 2021 | 7,407 |
| 2020 | 7,573 |
| 2019 | 10,042 |
| 2018 | 10,320 |
| 2017 | 17,212 |
| 2016 | 13,049 |
| 2015 | 14,599 |
| 2014 | 23,500 |
| 2013 |
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)
- Chad — 0 (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 0 (2024)
- Congo, Rep. — 17,604 (2022)
More infrastructure data for Comoros
- Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 1.04 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 934,198 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 109.86 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles — 8.01 (2023)
- Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 32.52% (2024)
- ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) — 1.42% (2021)
- ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) — 0.09% (2021)
- ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$13.6 million (2023)
- ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP) — 11.69% (2023)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Comoros's fixed telephone subscriptions?
- 8,823 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How does Comoros rank?
- 18th highest of 20 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in fixed telephone subscriptions unusual for Comoros?
- In 2023, Comoros' fixed telephone subscriptions rose 1,453 on 2022 (from 7,370 to 8,823). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +117.3 and a typical year strayed about 3,413 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 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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