What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IDA blend and Iran?

29.33 per 100 people, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Iran?

57 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.

IDA blend vs Iran: Fixed telephone subscriptions

IDA blend

1.5 per 100 people

in 2025

Iran

30.83 per 100 people

in 2024

IDA blend rank

36th

Iran rank

33rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

IDA blend
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 30.83 per 100 people against 1.5 per 100 people in IDA blend, a difference of 29.33 per 100 people.

That makes Iran's figure about 20.6 times IDA blend's.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 36th and Iran ranks 33rd of 47 groups.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1755 per 100 people	0.6529 per 100 people	0.4774 per 100 people	Iran
1970s	0.2318 per 100 people	0.9995 per 100 people	0.7678 per 100 people	Iran
1980s	0.8163 per 100 people	2.97 per 100 people	2.15 per 100 people	Iran
1990s	1.4 per 100 people	7.75 per 100 people	6.34 per 100 people	Iran
2000s	2.06 per 100 people	25.26 per 100 people	23.21 per 100 people	Iran
2010s	1.82 per 100 people	35.68 per 100 people	33.87 per 100 people	Iran
2020s	1.58 per 100 people	32.39 per 100 people	30.81 per 100 people	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IDA blend or Iran?: Iran, at 30.83 per 100 people against 1.5 per 100 people in IDA blend as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IDA blend and Iran?: 29.33 per 100 people, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Iran?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do IDA blend and Iran rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: IDA blend ranks 36th 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.