Egypt vs Syria: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Egypt
11.37 per 100 people
in 2024
Syria
11.52 per 100 people
in 2024
Egypt rank
99th
Syria rank
96th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

  • Egypt
  • Syria
05101520196019922024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 11.52 per 100 people against 11.37 per 100 people in Egypt, a difference of 0.15 per 100 people.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Syria has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 99th and Syria ranks 96th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8266 per 100 people 0.9431 per 100 people 0.1165 per 100 people Syria
1970s 0.8693 per 100 people 1.59 per 100 people 0.7203 per 100 people Syria
1980s 1.69 per 100 people 3.92 per 100 people 2.23 per 100 people Syria
1990s 4.24 per 100 people 6.29 per 100 people 2.05 per 100 people Syria
2000s 11.46 per 100 people 14.36 per 100 people 2.89 per 100 people Syria
2010s 7.74 per 100 people 17.23 per 100 people 9.49 per 100 people Syria
2020s 10.31 per 100 people 12.5 per 100 people 2.2 per 100 people Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Egypt or Syria?
Syria, at 11.52 per 100 people against 11.37 per 100 people in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Egypt and Syria?
0.15 per 100 people, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Syria rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Egypt ranks 99th and Syria ranks 96th of 214 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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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
261 places, 14,535 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.