the Few Africans Have Landlines Do you have a working landline in your household?
While mobile networks in sub-Saharan Africa have spread rapidly, landline penetration in the seven countries surveyed is close to zero. A median of only 2% across these nations say they have a working landline telephone in their house, with a median of 97% saying they do not have one. There is little variation across the countries on landline ownership. Landlines are simply rare on the continent. By contrast, 60% of Americans have a landline telephone in their household. (However, the share of wireless-only households in the U.S. has been growing rapidly over the past decade as landline ownership falls.)
the Few Africans Have Landlines  | Do you have a working landline in your household?  | Yes  | No  | Senegal 94%  | 6%  | 6  | South Africa 94  | 2 I 2 3  | Kenya 97  | Tanzania 98  | Ghana 96  | Nigeria 97  | Uga nda 98  | median 97  | U.S  | 40  | Note: Percenta ges based on tota sample Median percentage  | excludes the U.S.  | Source: Spring 2014 Global Attitudessurvey. 0160 &LL  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 