What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa?

27.26 per 100 people, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Israel vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Israel

27.66 per 100 people

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

0.4 per 100 people

in 2025

Israel rank

41st

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

41st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Israel
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Israel currently reports 27.66 per 100 people against 0.4 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 27.26 per 100 people.

That makes Israel's figure about 69.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4.85 per 100 people	0.5099 per 100 people	4.34 per 100 people	Israel
1970s	16.23 per 100 people	0.6388 per 100 people	15.59 per 100 people	Israel
1980s	28 per 100 people	0.8216 per 100 people	27.18 per 100 people	Israel
1990s	42.15 per 100 people	1.13 per 100 people	41.02 per 100 people	Israel
2000s	45.6 per 100 people	1.48 per 100 people	44.11 per 100 people	Israel
2010s	42.35 per 100 people	1.09 per 100 people	41.26 per 100 people	Israel
2020s	36.09 per 100 people	0.575 per 100 people	35.51 per 100 people	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Israel or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Israel, at 27.66 per 100 people against 0.4 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 27.26 per 100 people, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Israel and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Israel ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st 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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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.