Belgium vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time
- Belgium
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 4.00 million against 2.49 million in Belgium, a difference of 1.51 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.6 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Belgium ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 914,616 | 949,141 | 34,525 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 1.71 million | 1.66 million | 49,441 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 3.04 million | 3.52 million | 486,419 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 4.52 million | 6.58 million | 2.07 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 4.85 million | 11.13 million | 6.28 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 4.42 million | 10.64 million | 6.22 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 3.03 million | 5.80 million | 2.77 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Belgium or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 4.00 million against 2.49 million in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.51 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Belgium ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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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About this data
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.