Afghanistan vs Equatorial Guinea: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people

Afghanistan
0.4389 per 100 people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
0.6315 per 100 people
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
177th
Equatorial Guinea rank
175th

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Equatorial Guinea
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 0.6315 per 100 people against 0.4389 per 100 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1926 per 100 people.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 177th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 175th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3025 per 100 people 0.24 per 100 people 0.0625 per 100 people Afghanistan
1990s 0.198 per 100 people 0.4908 per 100 people 0.2928 per 100 people Equatorial Guinea
2000s 0.1243 per 100 people 0.9806 per 100 people 0.8563 per 100 people Equatorial Guinea
2010s 0.2703 per 100 people 0.9195 per 100 people 0.6491 per 100 people Equatorial Guinea
2020s 0.3791 per 100 people 0.6435 per 100 people 0.2644 per 100 people Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Afghanistan or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 0.6315 per 100 people against 0.4389 per 100 people in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea?
0.1926 per 100 people, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea?
37 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Afghanistan ranks 177th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 175th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed