Pakistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Pakistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 4.00 million against 2.54 million in Pakistan, a difference of 1.46 million.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.6 times Pakistan's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Pakistan ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 213 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79,764 | 947,852 | 868,088 | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 192,300 | 1.66 million | 1.46 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 478,111 | 3.52 million | 3.04 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 1.92 million | 6.58 million | 4.67 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 4.43 million | 11.13 million | 6.69 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 4.42 million | 10.64 million | 6.22 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 2.63 million | 5.80 million | 3.17 million | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Pakistan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 4.00 million against 2.54 million in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.46 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Pakistan ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 213 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.