Israel vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time
- Israel
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 4.00 million against 2.56 million in Israel, a difference of 1.44 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.6 times Israel's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 213 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 118,406 | 949,141 | 830,736 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 528,710 | 1.66 million | 1.13 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 1.17 million | 3.52 million | 2.35 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 2.25 million | 6.58 million | 4.34 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 3.04 million | 11.13 million | 8.09 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 3.37 million | 10.64 million | 7.28 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 3.25 million | 6.00 million | 2.75 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, Israel or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 4.00 million against 2.56 million in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.44 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Israel ranks 40th 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.