What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Africa Western and Central and Cyprus?

25.1 per 100 people, with Cyprus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Cyprus?

57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Africa Western and Central vs Cyprus: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Africa Western and Central

0.3 per 100 people

in 2025

Cyprus

25.4 per 100 people

in 2024

Africa Western and Central rank

45th

Cyprus rank

44th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Africa Western and Central
Cyprus

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 25.4 per 100 people against 0.3 per 100 people in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 25.1 per 100 people.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 84.7 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 45th and Cyprus ranks 44th of 45 groups.

Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Western and Central	Cyprus	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0718 per 100 people	2.6 per 100 people	2.53 per 100 people	Cyprus
1970s	0.0984 per 100 people	5.44 per 100 people	5.34 per 100 people	Cyprus
1980s	0.2606 per 100 people	26.03 per 100 people	25.77 per 100 people	Cyprus
1990s	0.4215 per 100 people	52.24 per 100 people	51.82 per 100 people	Cyprus
2000s	0.8914 per 100 people	56.59 per 100 people	55.7 per 100 people	Cyprus
2010s	0.7213 per 100 people	39.94 per 100 people	39.22 per 100 people	Cyprus
2020s	0.46 per 100 people	30.3 per 100 people	29.84 per 100 people	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Africa Western and Central or Cyprus?: Cyprus, at 25.4 per 100 people against 0.3 per 100 people in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Africa Western and Central and Cyprus?: 25.1 per 100 people, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Cyprus?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Cyprus rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Africa Western and Central ranks 45th and Cyprus ranks 44th of 45 groups.
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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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: 20 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.