Argentina vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Argentina
6.42 million
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
84.00 million
in 2025
Argentina rank
21st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Argentina
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 84.00 million against 6.42 million in Argentina, a difference of 77.58 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 13.1 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 ranks 20th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 997,031 718,427 278,604 Argentina
1970s 1.50 million 2.21 million 712,393 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 2.61 million 7.26 million 4.64 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 5.18 million 19.06 million 13.88 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 8.90 million 49.35 million 40.45 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 9.61 million 65.69 million 56.08 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 7.10 million 77.80 million 70.70 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

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?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 84.00 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?
77.58 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Argentina ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th 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.