Kuwait vs New Zealand: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Kuwait
572,621
in 2023
New Zealand
564,000
in 2024
Kuwait rank
81st
New Zealand rank
82nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Kuwait
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 572,621 against 564,000 in New Zealand, a difference of 8,621.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 81st and New Zealand ranks 82nd of 214 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 8,158 626,018 617,860 New Zealand
1970s 76,100 951,259 875,159 New Zealand
1980s 223,778 1.28 million 1.06 million New Zealand
1990s 379,830 1.66 million 1.28 million New Zealand
2000s 501,372 1.79 million 1.29 million New Zealand
2010s 520,044 1.68 million 1.16 million New Zealand
2020s 576,198 755,000 178,802 New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Kuwait or New Zealand?
Kuwait, at 572,621 against 564,000 in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Kuwait and New Zealand?
8,621, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Kuwait ranks 81st and New Zealand ranks 82nd 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.