Indonesia vs South Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Indonesia
1.64 per 100 people
in 2024
South Africa
1.58 per 100 people
in 2024
Indonesia rank
160th
South Africa rank
163rd
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Indonesia
- South Africa
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 1.64 per 100 people against 1.58 per 100 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.06 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Indonesia ranks 160th and South Africa ranks 163rd of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1074 per 100 people | 3.87 per 100 people | 3.76 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.1532 per 100 people | 4.49 per 100 people | 4.34 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.3647 per 100 people | 6.79 per 100 people | 6.42 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 1.6 per 100 people | 9.28 per 100 people | 7.69 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 6.54 per 100 people | 9.95 per 100 people | 3.41 per 100 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 8.81 per 100 people | 7.37 per 100 people | 1.43 per 100 people | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 2.94 per 100 people | 2.34 per 100 people | 0.6027 per 100 people | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Indonesia or South Africa?
- Indonesia, at 1.64 per 100 people against 1.58 per 100 people in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Indonesia and South Africa?
- 0.06 per 100 people, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and South Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Indonesia ranks 160th and South Africa ranks 163rd of 213 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
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.