Africa Western and Central vs Kazakhstan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Africa Western and Central
2.00 million
in 2025
Kazakhstan
2.44 million
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
45th
Kazakhstan rank
44th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Kazakhstan
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 2.44 million against 2.00 million in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 443,300.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 45th and Kazakhstan ranks 44th of 48 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1980s 475,163 928,547 453,384 Kazakhstan
1990s 998,796 1.74 million 744,393 Kazakhstan
2000s 2.74 million 2.68 million 57,923 Africa Western and Central
2010s 2.90 million 3.95 million 1.05 million Kazakhstan
2020s 2.60 million 2.81 million 207,280 Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Africa Western and Central or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 2.44 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 Kazakhstan?
443,300, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Kazakhstan?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Kazakhstan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Africa Western and Central ranks 45th and Kazakhstan ranks 44th 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.