Afghanistan vs Albania: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Afghanistan
181,963
in 2023
Albania
165,380
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
118th
Albania rank
120th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 181,963 against 165,380 in Albania, a difference of 16,583.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 118th and Albania ranks 120th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Albania Difference Ahead
1960s 8,500 10,418 1,918 Albania
1970s 19,650 98,366 78,716 Albania
1980s 30,950 32,912 1,962 Albania
1990s 30,520 65,972 35,452 Albania
2000s 26,576 237,637 211,061 Albania
2010s 92,324 271,441 179,118 Albania
2020s 158,940 192,885 33,945 Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Afghanistan or Albania?
Afghanistan, at 181,963 against 165,380 in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Afghanistan and Albania?
16,583, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Albania?
59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Albania rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Afghanistan ranks 118th and Albania ranks 120th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,489 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.