Africa Eastern and Southern vs Belgium: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Africa Eastern and Southern
3.00 million
in 2025
Belgium
2.49 million
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
42nd
Belgium rank
43rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Belgium
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How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 3.00 million against 2.49 million in Belgium, a difference of 513,600.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 42nd and Belgium ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 5 and Belgium in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Belgium Difference Ahead
1960s 902,320 914,616 12,296 Belgium
1970s 1.54 million 1.71 million 163,260 Belgium
1980s 3.08 million 3.04 million 47,424 Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 5.60 million 4.52 million 1.08 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 8.41 million 4.85 million 3.56 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 7.90 million 4.42 million 3.48 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 4.20 million 3.03 million 1.17 million Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Africa Eastern and Southern or Belgium?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 3.00 million against 2.49 million in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Africa Eastern and Southern and Belgium?
513,600, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Belgium?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Belgium rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 42nd and Belgium ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,635 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 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.