Chile vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed broadband subscriptions

Chile
4.69 million
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
14.00 million
in 2025
Chile rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

Fixed broadband subscriptions over time

  • Chile
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020122025

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 14.00 million against 4.69 million in Chile, a difference of 9.31 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.0 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.27 million 657,292 615,892 Chile
2010s 2.61 million 3.32 million 709,245 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 4.34 million 7.00 million 2.66 million Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed broadband subscriptions, Chile or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 14.00 million against 4.69 million in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed broadband subscriptions between Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9.31 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed broadband subscriptions?
Chile ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed broadband subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed broadband subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 5,314 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed broadband subscriptions refers to fixed subscriptions to high-speed access to the public Internet (a TCP/IP connection), at downstream speeds equal to, or greater than, 256 kbit/s. This includes cable modem, DSL, fiber-to-the-home/building, other fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions, satellite broadband and terrestrial fixed wireless broadband. This total is measured irrespective of the method of payment. It excludes subscriptions that have access to data communications (including the Internet) via mobile-cellular networks. It should include fixed WiMAX and any other fixed wireless technologies. It includes both residential subscriptions and subscriptions for organizations.