Egypt vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Egypt
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 84.00 million against 13.25 million in Egypt, a difference of 70.75 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 6.3 times Egypt's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 15th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 214 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 220,503 | 718,427 | 497,924 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1970s | 327,850 | 2.21 million | 1.88 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1980s | 868,140 | 7.65 million | 6.79 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1990s | 2.80 million | 19.06 million | 16.27 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 9.28 million | 49.35 million | 40.07 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 7.56 million | 65.69 million | 58.13 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2020s | 11.65 million | 77.80 million | 66.15 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, Egypt or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 84.00 million against 13.25 million in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 70.75 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Egypt ranks 15th 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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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.