Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Kazakhstan or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 2.54 million against 2.44 million in Kazakhstan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Pakistan?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

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.

Kazakhstan vs Pakistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Kazakhstan

2.44 million

in 2024

Pakistan

2.54 million

in 2024

Kazakhstan rank

44th

Pakistan rank

41st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Kazakhstan
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 2.54 million against 2.44 million in Kazakhstan, a difference of 100,430.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 44th and Pakistan ranks 41st of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	553,272	244,600	308,672	Kazakhstan
1980s	901,692	478,111	423,582	Kazakhstan
1990s	1.74 million	1.92 million	172,636	Pakistan
2000s	2.68 million	4.43 million	1.75 million	Pakistan
2010s	3.95 million	4.42 million	475,235	Pakistan
2020s	2.81 million	2.63 million	178,496	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Kazakhstan or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 2.54 million against 2.44 million in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Kazakhstan and Pakistan?: 100,430, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Pakistan?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Kazakhstan and Pakistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Kazakhstan ranks 44th and Pakistan ranks 41st 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: 17 September 2026

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.