What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?

0.1409 per 100 people, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?

58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Afghanistan

0.4389 per 100 people

in 2023

Ethiopia

0.5798 per 100 people

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

177th

Ethiopia rank

176th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Afghanistan
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.5798 per 100 people against 0.4389 per 100 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1409 per 100 people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 177th and Ethiopia ranks 176th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0902 per 100 people	0.0536 per 100 people	0.0366 per 100 people	Afghanistan
1970s	0.1642 per 100 people	0.1398 per 100 people	0.0245 per 100 people	Afghanistan
1980s	0.2929 per 100 people	0.2247 per 100 people	0.0682 per 100 people	Afghanistan
1990s	0.198 per 100 people	0.2581 per 100 people	0.0601 per 100 people	Ethiopia
2000s	0.1243 per 100 people	0.5668 per 100 people	0.4425 per 100 people	Ethiopia
2010s	0.2617 per 100 people	0.9335 per 100 people	0.6718 per 100 people	Ethiopia
2020s	0.3941 per 100 people	0.7254 per 100 people	0.3313 per 100 people	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 0.5798 per 100 people against 0.4389 per 100 people in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?: 0.1409 per 100 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Afghanistan ranks 177th and Ethiopia ranks 176th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.