Argentina vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Fixed telephone subscriptions

Argentina
6.42 million
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
71.00 million
in 2025
Argentina rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
24th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Argentina
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 71.00 million against 6.42 million in Argentina, a difference of 64.58 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 11.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 997,031 583,630 413,401 Argentina
1970s 1.50 million 1.38 million 118,590 Argentina
1980s 2.61 million 4.56 million 1.95 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 5.18 million 13.32 million 8.13 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 8.90 million 39.68 million 30.78 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 9.61 million 53.75 million 44.15 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s 7.10 million 63.20 million 56.10 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, Argentina or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 71.00 million against 6.42 million in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
64.58 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Argentina ranks 21st 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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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,489 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.