Estonia vs Qatar: Fixed telephone subscriptions

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 over time

  • Estonia
  • Qatar
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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 212 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 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.