Colombia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Colombia
6.32 million
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
71.00 million
in 2025
Colombia rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
22nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Colombia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 71.00 million against 6.32 million in Colombia, a difference of 64.68 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.2 times Colombia's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 213 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 333,968 584,666 250,698 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 764,850 1.38 million 614,660 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 1.60 million 4.56 million 2.96 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 4.15 million 13.40 million 9.26 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 7.66 million 39.98 million 32.32 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 7.09 million 53.89 million 46.80 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 7.19 million 64.00 million 56.81 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Colombia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 71.00 million against 6.32 million in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
64.68 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Colombia ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd 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
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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.