Croatia vs South Africa: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Croatia
1.10 million
in 2024
South Africa
1.01 million
in 2024
Croatia rank
65th
South Africa rank
67th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Croatia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 1.10 million against 1.01 million in South Africa, a difference of 89,890.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Croatia ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 67th of 212 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 202,482 1.12 million 915,618 South Africa
1980s 555,954 2.30 million 1.75 million South Africa
1990s 1.23 million 4.11 million 2.88 million South Africa
2000s 1.84 million 4.90 million 3.06 million South Africa
2010s 1.57 million 4.09 million 2.52 million South Africa
2020s 1.22 million 1.45 million 227,620 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Croatia or South Africa?
Croatia, at 1.10 million against 1.01 million in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Croatia and South Africa?
89,890, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Croatia and South Africa rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Croatia ranks 65th and South Africa ranks 67th of 212 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

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.