What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Estonia and Qatar?

0.49 per 100 people, with Qatar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Qatar?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

Estonia vs Qatar: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Estonia

16.72 per 100 people

in 2024

Qatar

17.21 per 100 people

in 2024

Estonia rank

72nd

Qatar rank

69th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Estonia
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 17.21 per 100 people against 16.72 per 100 people in Estonia, a difference of 0.49 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 72nd and Qatar ranks 69th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10.63 per 100 people	7.3 per 100 people	3.33 per 100 people	Estonia
1980s	17.24 per 100 people	17.74 per 100 people	0.508 per 100 people	Qatar
1990s	27.63 per 100 people	23.68 per 100 people	3.95 per 100 people	Estonia
2000s	35.19 per 100 people	22.86 per 100 people	12.33 per 100 people	Estonia
2010s	30.47 per 100 people	17.95 per 100 people	12.52 per 100 people	Estonia
2020s	19.81 per 100 people	17.11 per 100 people	2.7 per 100 people	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Estonia or Qatar?: Qatar, at 17.21 per 100 people against 16.72 per 100 people in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Estonia and Qatar?: 0.49 per 100 people, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Qatar?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Qatar rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Estonia ranks 72nd and Qatar ranks 69th 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: 29 October 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.