Malaysia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Malaysia
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 84.00 million against 8.22 million in Malaysia, a difference of 75.78 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.2 times Malaysia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 18th 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 | Malaysia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61,789 | 718,427 | 656,638 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1970s | 170,699 | 2.21 million | 2.04 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1980s | 878,794 | 7.26 million | 6.38 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1990s | 3.09 million | 19.06 million | 15.97 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 4.51 million | 49.35 million | 44.83 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 5.34 million | 65.69 million | 60.35 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2020s | 8.16 million | 77.80 million | 69.64 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, Malaysia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 84.00 million against 8.22 million in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 75.78 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Malaysia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Malaysia ranks 18th 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.