Africa Eastern and Southern vs Vietnam: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Africa Eastern and Southern
3.00 million
in 2025
Vietnam
2.64 million
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
42nd
Vietnam rank
39th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 3.00 million against 2.64 million in Vietnam, a difference of 355,980.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 42nd and Vietnam ranks 39th of 48 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 6 and Vietnam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 891,394 7,217 884,177 Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 1.27 million 7,217 1.26 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1980s 3.28 million 73,250 3.20 million Africa Eastern and Southern
1990s 5.60 million 823,414 4.77 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 8.42 million 8.44 million 26,566 Vietnam
2010s 7.90 million 7.28 million 622,698 Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 4.20 million 2.74 million 1.46 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 Vietnam?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 3.00 million against 2.64 million in Vietnam as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Africa Eastern and Southern and Vietnam?
355,980, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Vietnam?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Vietnam rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 42nd and Vietnam ranks 39th 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.