Afghanistan vs Kyrgyzstan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Afghanistan
181,963
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
156,698
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
118th
Kyrgyzstan rank
121st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Kyrgyzstan
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 181,963 against 156,698 in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 25,265.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Kyrgyzstan's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Kyrgyzstan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 118th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 121st of 212 countries.

Kyrgyzstan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Kyrgyzstan Difference Ahead
1970s 23,300 102,410 79,110 Kyrgyzstan
1980s 30,950 212,330 181,380 Kyrgyzstan
1990s 30,520 347,982 317,462 Kyrgyzstan
2000s 26,576 410,716 384,140 Kyrgyzstan
2010s 92,324 416,686 324,362 Kyrgyzstan
2020s 158,940 229,182 70,242 Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Afghanistan or Kyrgyzstan?
Afghanistan, at 181,963 against 156,698 in Kyrgyzstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan?
25,265, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Afghanistan ranks 118th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 121st of 212 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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About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 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.