What is the difference in landline internet subscriptions per 100 people between Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.07 per 100 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?

17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people

Bhutan

2.92 per 100 people

in 2024

Sao Tome and Principe

2.99 per 100 people

in 2024

Bhutan rank

150th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

149th

Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people over time

Bhutan
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.99 per 100 people against 2.92 per 100 people in Bhutan, a difference of 0.07 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 150th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 149th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.3934 per 100 people	0.2235 per 100 people	0.1699 per 100 people	Bhutan
2010s	2.24 per 100 people	0.5775 per 100 people	1.66 per 100 people	Bhutan
2020s	1.13 per 100 people	2.04 per 100 people	0.9135 per 100 people	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline internet subscriptions per 100 people, Bhutan or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.99 per 100 people against 2.92 per 100 people in Bhutan as of 2024.
What is the difference in landline internet subscriptions per 100 people between Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.07 per 100 people, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for landline internet subscriptions per 100 people?: Bhutan ranks 150th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 149th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Landline Internet 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: 206 places, 4,325 data points, 1998–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.