Morocco vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Morocco
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 5.00 million against 3.04 million in Morocco, a difference of 1.96 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 1.6 times Morocco's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th of 212 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81,050 | 947,959 | 866,909 | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1970s | 112,700 | 1.66 million | 1.54 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 233,212 | 3.53 million | 3.29 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1990s | 988,889 | 6.60 million | 5.61 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 1.78 million | 11.15 million | 9.37 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2010s | 2.66 million | 10.81 million | 8.15 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2020s | 2.68 million | 6.80 million | 4.12 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Morocco or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 5.00 million against 3.04 million in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 1.96 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Morocco ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 38th 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
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.