Australia vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Australia
5.95 million
in 2024
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
52.00 million
in 2025
Australia rank
24th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
27th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 52.00 million against 5.95 million in Australia, a difference of 46.05 million.

That makes South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 8.7 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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.79 million 593,146 1.19 million Australia
1970s 3.33 million 1.68 million 1.65 million Australia
1980s 6.06 million 3.93 million 2.13 million Australia
1990s 8.82 million 15.44 million 6.62 million South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 10.12 million 48.23 million 38.10 million South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 9.10 million 36.46 million 27.36 million South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 6.20 million 32.00 million 25.80 million South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Australia or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 52.00 million against 5.95 million in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Australia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
46.05 million, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 24th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 27th 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 — these are filled holes, not forecasts.