Iran vs Lower middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Iran
30.83 per 100 people
in 2024
Lower middle income
3 per 100 people
in 2025
Iran rank
33rd
Lower middle income rank
35th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Iran
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Iran currently reports 30.83 per 100 people against 3 per 100 people in Lower middle income, a difference of 27.83 per 100 people.
That makes Iran's figure about 10.3 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 33rd and Lower middle income ranks 35th of 214 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6687 per 100 people | 0.1528 per 100 people | 0.5158 per 100 people | Iran |
| 1970s | 1.65 per 100 people | 0.2981 per 100 people | 1.35 per 100 people | Iran |
| 1980s | 2.91 per 100 people | 0.5712 per 100 people | 2.34 per 100 people | Iran |
| 1990s | 7.75 per 100 people | 1.42 per 100 people | 6.33 per 100 people | Iran |
| 2000s | 25.26 per 100 people | 3.53 per 100 people | 21.74 per 100 people | Iran |
| 2010s | 35.68 per 100 people | 2.63 per 100 people | 33.05 per 100 people | Iran |
| 2020s | 32.39 per 100 people | 2.34 per 100 people | 30.05 per 100 people | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Iran or Lower middle income?
- Iran, at 30.83 per 100 people against 3 per 100 people in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Iran and Lower middle income?
- 27.83 per 100 people, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Lower middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iran and Lower middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Iran ranks 33rd and Lower middle income ranks 35th of 214 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.