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

Barbados
42.97 per 100 people
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
10.2 per 100 people
in 2025
Barbados rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

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

Barbados currently reports 42.97 per 100 people against 10.2 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 32.77 per 100 people.

That makes Barbados's figure about 4.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 3.7 per 100 people 0.8499 per 100 people 2.85 per 100 people Barbados
1970s 10.05 per 100 people 1.6 per 100 people 8.45 per 100 people Barbados
1980s 18.52 per 100 people 3.36 per 100 people 15.15 per 100 people Barbados
1990s 35.24 per 100 people 6.57 per 100 people 28.67 per 100 people Barbados
2000s 49.64 per 100 people 13.85 per 100 people 35.79 per 100 people Barbados
2010s 49.27 per 100 people 15.18 per 100 people 34.09 per 100 people Barbados
2020s 43.76 per 100 people 9.87 per 100 people 33.9 per 100 people Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Barbados or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Barbados, at 42.97 per 100 people against 10.2 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Barbados and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
32.77 per 100 people, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Barbados ranks 19th 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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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
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.