Africa Western and Central vs Pakistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Africa Western and Central
2.00 million
in 2025
Pakistan
2.54 million
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
43rd
Pakistan rank
41st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 2.54 million against 2.00 million in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 543,730.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 43rd and Pakistan ranks 41st of 45 groups.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 56,743 81,388 24,645 Pakistan
1970s 98,676 140,000 41,324 Pakistan
1980s 475,163 497,567 22,404 Pakistan
1990s 998,796 1.92 million 917,029 Pakistan
2000s 2.74 million 4.43 million 1.69 million Pakistan
2010s 2.90 million 4.42 million 1.53 million Pakistan
2020s 2.60 million 2.63 million 28,784 Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Africa Western and Central or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 2.54 million against 2.00 million in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Africa Western and Central and Pakistan?
543,730, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Pakistan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Pakistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Africa Western and Central ranks 43rd and Pakistan ranks 41st of 45 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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Indicator
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.