China vs Kazakhstan: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

China
11.73 per 100 people
in 2024
Kazakhstan
11.87 per 100 people
in 2024
China rank
93rd
Kazakhstan rank
91st

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • China
  • Kazakhstan
0102030197519992024

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 11.87 per 100 people against 11.73 per 100 people in China, a difference of 0.14 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

China ranks 93rd and Kazakhstan ranks 91st of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1961 per 100 people 4.08 per 100 people 3.88 per 100 people Kazakhstan
1980s 0.3081 per 100 people 5.83 per 100 people 5.52 per 100 people Kazakhstan
1990s 3.51 per 100 people 10.51 per 100 people 7 per 100 people Kazakhstan
2000s 21.75 per 100 people 16.71 per 100 people 5.04 per 100 people China
2010s 17.23 per 100 people 22.08 per 100 people 4.85 per 100 people Kazakhstan
2020s 12.47 per 100 people 14.04 per 100 people 1.57 per 100 people Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, China or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 11.87 per 100 people against 11.73 per 100 people in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between China and Kazakhstan?
0.14 per 100 people, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kazakhstan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do China and Kazakhstan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
China ranks 93rd and Kazakhstan ranks 91st 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.