Austria vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Austria
38.17 per 100 people
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
10.2 per 100 people
in 2025
Austria rank
23rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

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

Austria currently reports 38.17 per 100 people against 10.2 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 27.97 per 100 people.

That makes Austria's figure about 3.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 7.36 per 100 people 0.8499 per 100 people 6.51 per 100 people Austria
1970s 18.08 per 100 people 1.6 per 100 people 16.48 per 100 people Austria
1980s 35.26 per 100 people 3.36 per 100 people 31.9 per 100 people Austria
1990s 46.72 per 100 people 6.57 per 100 people 40.15 per 100 people Austria
2000s 45.06 per 100 people 13.85 per 100 people 31.22 per 100 people Austria
2010s 41.05 per 100 people 15.18 per 100 people 25.87 per 100 people Austria
2020s 40.63 per 100 people 9.94 per 100 people 30.69 per 100 people Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Austria or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Austria, at 38.17 per 100 people against 10.2 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Austria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
27.97 per 100 people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Austria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Austria ranks 23rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 214 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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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
261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.