Africa Western and Central vs Belgium: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Africa Western and Central
2.00 million
in 2025
Belgium
2.49 million
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
45th
Belgium rank
43rd
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Africa Western and Central
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2.49 million against 2.00 million in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 486,400.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Africa Western and Central's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Africa Western and Central ranks 45th and Belgium ranks 43rd of 48 groups.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Western and Central | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56,562 | 899,577 | 843,015 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 101,339 | 1.34 million | 1.24 million | Belgium |
| 1980s | 475,163 | 3.10 million | 2.63 million | Belgium |
| 1990s | 998,796 | 4.52 million | 3.52 million | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.74 million | 4.85 million | 2.11 million | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2.90 million | 4.42 million | 1.53 million | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2.60 million | 3.03 million | 432,196 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Africa Western and Central or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 2.49 million against 2.00 million in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Africa Western and Central and Belgium?
- 486,400, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Belgium?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Africa Western and Central and Belgium rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Africa Western and Central ranks 45th and Belgium ranks 43rd 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
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.