Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Egypt or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Syrian Arab Republic?

0.15 per 100 people, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Egypt vs Syrian Arab Republic: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Egypt

11.37 per 100 people

in 2024

Syrian Arab Republic

11.52 per 100 people

in 2024

Egypt rank

99th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

96th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Egypt
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic 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, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 99th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 96th of 213 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Egypt or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.15 per 100 people, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Egypt ranks 99th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 96th of 213 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: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.