IDA & IBRD total vs Iran, Islamic Republic of: Fixed telephone subscriptions

IDA & IBRD total
6.3 per 100 people
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Republic of
30.83 per 100 people
in 2024
IDA & IBRD total rank
30th
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
33rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • IDA & IBRD total
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of 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, Islamic Republic of's figure about 4.9 times IDA & IBRD total's.

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

IDA & IBRD total ranks 30th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 33rd of 46 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IDA & IBRD total or Iran, Islamic Republic of?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, 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, Islamic Republic of?
24.53 per 100 people, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Iran, Islamic Republic of?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Iran, Islamic Republic of rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 30th and Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 33rd of 46 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
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.