Africa Eastern and Southern vs Hungary: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Africa Eastern and Southern
3.00 million
in 2025
Hungary
2.52 million
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
42nd
Hungary rank
42nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 3.00 million against 2.52 million in Hungary, a difference of 483,940.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 1.2 times Hungary's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 42nd and Hungary ranks 42nd of 48 groups.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Hungary Difference Ahead
1960s 902,320 273,576 628,744 Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 1.54 million 463,735 1.08 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 3.08 million 738,650 2.34 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 5.60 million 2.17 million 3.42 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 8.41 million 3.46 million 4.95 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 7.90 million 3.03 million 4.87 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 4.20 million 2.80 million 1.40 million Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Africa Eastern and Southern or Hungary?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 3.00 million against 2.52 million in Hungary as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Africa Eastern and Southern and Hungary?
483,940, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Hungary?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Hungary rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 42nd and Hungary ranks 42nd of 48 groups.
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.