Iran vs Italy: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Iran
30.83 per 100 people
in 2024
Italy
34.21 per 100 people
in 2024
Iran rank
33rd
Italy rank
30th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Iran
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 34.21 per 100 people against 30.83 per 100 people in Iran, a difference of 3.38 per 100 people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.
Iran ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 30th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6687 per 100 people | 7.47 per 100 people | 6.81 per 100 people | Italy |
| 1970s | 1.65 per 100 people | 15.79 per 100 people | 14.13 per 100 people | Italy |
| 1980s | 2.91 per 100 people | 30 per 100 people | 27.09 per 100 people | Italy |
| 1990s | 7.75 per 100 people | 43.02 per 100 people | 35.27 per 100 people | Italy |
| 2000s | 25.26 per 100 people | 43.44 per 100 people | 18.17 per 100 people | Italy |
| 2010s | 35.68 per 100 people | 34.62 per 100 people | 1.06 per 100 people | Iran |
| 2020s | 32.39 per 100 people | 33.51 per 100 people | 1.12 per 100 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Iran or Italy?
- Italy, at 34.21 per 100 people against 30.83 per 100 people in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Iran and Italy?
- 3.38 per 100 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Italy?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Italy rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Iran ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 30th 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
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.