Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Syrian Arab Republic: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
5.00 million
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
2.84 million
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
36th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
37th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 5.00 million against 2.84 million in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 2.16 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 1.8 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 37th of 45 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 949,249 47,942 901,307 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 1.66 million 117,496 1.54 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 3.53 million 398,982 3.13 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 6.60 million 931,290 5.67 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 11.15 million 2.78 million 8.37 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 10.81 million 3.60 million 7.21 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 6.80 million 2.83 million 3.97 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) or Syrian Arab Republic?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 5.00 million against 2.84 million in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Syrian Arab Republic?
2.16 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Syrian Arab Republic?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 37th of 45 groups.
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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Indicator
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.