Australia vs Colombia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Australia
5.95 million
in 2024
Colombia
6.32 million
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
Colombia rank
23rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 6.32 million against 5.95 million in Australia, a difference of 362,970.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 24th and Colombia ranks 23rd of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Colombia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Colombia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.79 million 333,968 1.45 million Australia
1970s 3.33 million 764,850 2.56 million Australia
1980s 6.06 million 1.60 million 4.47 million Australia
1990s 8.82 million 4.15 million 4.67 million Australia
2000s 10.12 million 7.66 million 2.46 million Australia
2010s 9.10 million 7.09 million 2.01 million Australia
2020s 6.20 million 7.19 million 989,920 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Australia or Colombia?
Colombia, at 6.32 million against 5.95 million in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Australia and Colombia?
362,970, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Colombia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Colombia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 24th and Colombia ranks 23rd of 213 countries.
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 β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.