Algeria vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Algeria
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 71.00 million against 6.93 million in Algeria, a difference of 64.07 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 10.2 times Algeria's.
Across all 59 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 214 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72,700 | 687,236 | 614,536 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1970s | 138,842 | 1.38 million | 1.24 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1980s | 519,114 | 4.56 million | 4.04 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1990s | 1.18 million | 13.32 million | 12.14 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2000s | 2.43 million | 39.68 million | 37.25 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2010s | 3.51 million | 53.75 million | 50.24 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2020s | 5.74 million | 63.20 million | 57.46 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Algeria or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 71.00 million against 6.93 million in Algeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 64.07 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Algeria ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 214 countries.
- 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.