North Macedonia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions

North Macedonia
25.02 per 100 people
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.4 per 100 people
in 2025
North Macedonia rank
45th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
41st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • North Macedonia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 25.02 per 100 people against 0.4 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 24.62 per 100 people.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 62.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.

North Macedonia ranks 45th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st of 213 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Macedonia Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 11.93 per 100 people 0.847 per 100 people 11.08 per 100 people North Macedonia
1990s 17.69 per 100 people 1.13 per 100 people 16.56 per 100 people North Macedonia
2000s 24.33 per 100 people 1.48 per 100 people 22.84 per 100 people North Macedonia
2010s 19.73 per 100 people 1.09 per 100 people 18.64 per 100 people North Macedonia
2020s 23.7 per 100 people 0.54 per 100 people 23.16 per 100 people North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, North Macedonia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
North Macedonia, at 25.02 per 100 people against 0.4 per 100 people in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between North Macedonia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
24.62 per 100 people, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do North Macedonia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
North Macedonia ranks 45th 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

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.