Romania vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled

Romania
6.81 million
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
14.00 million
in 2025
Romania rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
35th

Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Romania
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
05.0M10.0M15.0M200120132025

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 14.00 million against 6.81 million in Romania, a difference of 7.19 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.75 million 614,675 1.14 million Romania
2010s 4.15 million 3.32 million 825,376 Romania
2020s 6.32 million 7.00 million 682,636 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled, Romania or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 14.00 million against 6.81 million in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled between Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
7.19 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Romania and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled?
Romania ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed broadband subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 5,420 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed broadband subscriptions with 106 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.