What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IDA & IBRD total and Iran?

24.53 per 100 people, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Iran?

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.

IDA & IBRD total vs Iran: Fixed telephone subscriptions

IDA & IBRD total

6.3 per 100 people

in 2025

Iran

30.83 per 100 people

in 2024

IDA & IBRD total rank

30th

Iran rank

33rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

IDA & IBRD total
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 30.83 per 100 people against 6.3 per 100 people in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 24.53 per 100 people.

That makes Iran's figure about 4.9 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 30th and Iran ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.17 per 100 people	2.31 per 100 people	1.14 per 100 people	Iran
1980s	1.83 per 100 people	2.91 per 100 people	1.08 per 100 people	Iran
1990s	4.24 per 100 people	7.75 per 100 people	3.51 per 100 people	Iran
2000s	11.44 per 100 people	25.26 per 100 people	13.82 per 100 people	Iran
2010s	9.48 per 100 people	35.68 per 100 people	26.2 per 100 people	Iran
2020s	6.8 per 100 people	32.39 per 100 people	25.59 per 100 people	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IDA & IBRD total or Iran?: Iran, at 30.83 per 100 people against 6.3 per 100 people in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IDA & IBRD total and Iran?: 24.53 per 100 people, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Iran?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Iran rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 30th and Iran ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
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: 01 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.