Belarus vs Small states: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Belarus
45.76 per 100 people
in 2024
Small states
13.5 per 100 people
in 2025
Belarus rank
12th
Small states rank
11th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Belarus
  • Small states
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 45.76 per 100 people against 13.5 per 100 people in Small states, a difference of 32.26 per 100 people.

That makes Belarus's figure about 3.4 times Small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 12th and Small states ranks 11th of 212 countries.

Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 6.07 per 100 people 6.05 per 100 people 0.0126 per 100 people Belarus
1980s 10.13 per 100 people 8.94 per 100 people 1.19 per 100 people Belarus
1990s 19.92 per 100 people 15.97 per 100 people 3.95 per 100 people Belarus
2000s 33.87 per 100 people 20.21 per 100 people 13.66 per 100 people Belarus
2010s 46.68 per 100 people 17.29 per 100 people 29.39 per 100 people Belarus
2020s 46.32 per 100 people 14.68 per 100 people 31.64 per 100 people Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Belarus or Small states?
Belarus, at 45.76 per 100 people against 13.5 per 100 people in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Belarus and Small states?
32.26 per 100 people, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Small states?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Small states rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Belarus ranks 12th and Small states ranks 11th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone 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
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.