Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Malaysia
8.22 million
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
84.00 million
in 2025
Malaysia rank
18th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
18th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Malaysia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 84.00 million against 8.22 million in Malaysia, a difference of 75.78 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.2 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 63,510 720,173 656,663 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1970s 170,699 2.21 million 2.04 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 878,794 7.26 million 6.38 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 3.09 million 19.06 million 15.97 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 4.51 million 49.35 million 44.83 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 5.34 million 65.69 million 60.35 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 8.16 million 77.80 million 69.64 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 84.00 million against 8.22 million in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
75.78 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Malaysia ranks 18th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th 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.