France vs Iran: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

France
37.28 million
in 2023
Iran
28.23 million
in 2024
France rank
6th
Iran rank
8th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • France
  • Iran
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196019922024

How they compare

France currently reports 37.28 million against 28.23 million in Iran, a difference of 9.06 million.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 6th and Iran ranks 8th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 2.63 million 158,208 2.47 million France
1970s 7.29 million 545,764 6.75 million France
1980s 22.07 million 1.37 million 20.70 million France
1990s 31.69 million 4.87 million 26.82 million France
2000s 34.85 million 18.24 million 16.61 million France
2010s 39.12 million 29.32 million 9.80 million France
2020s 37.75 million 29.19 million 8.56 million France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, France or Iran?
France, at 37.28 million against 28.23 million in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between France and Iran?
9.06 million, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iran?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and Iran rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
France ranks 6th and Iran ranks 8th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Iran: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/fixed-telephone-subscriptions-gaps-filled/france/iran-islamic-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/fixed-telephone-subscriptions-gaps-filled/france/iran-islamic-rep/">France vs Iran: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,635 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.