Sub-Saharan Africa vs Viet Nam: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Sub-Saharan Africa
5.00 million
in 2025
Viet Nam
2.64 million
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
38th
Viet Nam rank
39th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Viet Nam
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 5.00 million against 2.64 million in Viet Nam, a difference of 2.36 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.9 times Viet Nam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th and Viet Nam ranks 39th of 47 groups.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1960s 949,249 7,217 942,032 Sub-Saharan Africa
1970s 1.37 million 7,217 1.36 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 3.77 million 73,250 3.69 million Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 6.60 million 823,414 5.77 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 11.15 million 8.53 million 2.62 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 10.81 million 7.28 million 3.53 million Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 6.80 million 2.74 million 4.06 million Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Sub-Saharan Africa or Viet Nam?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 5.00 million against 2.64 million in Viet Nam as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?
2.36 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam?
58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Viet Nam rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 38th and Viet Nam ranks 39th of 47 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 β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.