Africa Western and Central vs United Arab Emirates: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Africa Western and Central
2.00 million
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
2.29 million
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
44th
United Arab Emirates rank
47th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.29 million against 2.00 million in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 293,310.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 44th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th of 46 groups.

Africa Western and Central has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1980s 475,163 221,860 253,303 Africa Western and Central
1990s 998,796 662,971 335,825 Africa Western and Central
2000s 2.74 million 1.26 million 1.48 million Africa Western and Central
2010s 2.90 million 2.10 million 792,419 Africa Western and Central
2020s 2.60 million 2.29 million 307,646 Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Africa Western and Central or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 2.29 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 United Arab Emirates?
293,310, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and United Arab Emirates?
44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and United Arab Emirates rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Africa Western and Central ranks 44th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th of 46 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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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.