Mauritius vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Fixed telephone subscriptions

Mauritius
36.88 per 100 people
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
9.4 per 100 people
in 2025
Mauritius rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
23rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Mauritius
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 36.88 per 100 people against 9.4 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 27.48 per 100 people.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 3.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Mauritius ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.05 per 100 people 0.726 per 100 people 0.3233 per 100 people Mauritius
1970s 1.66 per 100 people 1.12 per 100 people 0.5464 per 100 people Mauritius
1980s 3.66 per 100 people 2.36 per 100 people 1.31 per 100 people Mauritius
1990s 12.79 per 100 people 5.2 per 100 people 7.59 per 100 people Mauritius
2000s 27.32 per 100 people 12.82 per 100 people 14.5 per 100 people Mauritius
2010s 30.43 per 100 people 14.45 per 100 people 15.97 per 100 people Mauritius
2020s 36.69 per 100 people 8.9 per 100 people 27.79 per 100 people Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Mauritius or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Mauritius, at 36.88 per 100 people against 9.4 per 100 people in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Mauritius and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
27.48 per 100 people, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Mauritius ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 23rd 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.