What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Iraq and Poland?

0.01 per 100 people, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Poland?

50 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Iraq vs Poland: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Iraq

11.46 per 100 people

in 2024

Poland

11.45 per 100 people

in 2024

Iraq rank

97th

Poland rank

98th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Iraq
Poland

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 11.46 per 100 people against 11.45 per 100 people in Poland, a difference of 0.01 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Poland ahead.

Iraq ranks 97th and Poland ranks 98th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.9296 per 100 people	3.28 per 100 people	2.35 per 100 people	Poland
1980s	2.9 per 100 people	6.65 per 100 people	3.75 per 100 people	Poland
1990s	3.32 per 100 people	15.4 per 100 people	12.08 per 100 people	Poland
2000s	4.03 per 100 people	29.05 per 100 people	25.03 per 100 people	Poland
2010s	5.99 per 100 people	19.8 per 100 people	13.81 per 100 people	Poland
2020s	6.72 per 100 people	13.37 per 100 people	6.65 per 100 people	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Iraq or Poland?: Iraq, at 11.46 per 100 people against 11.45 per 100 people in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Iraq and Poland?: 0.01 per 100 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Poland?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Poland rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Iraq ranks 97th and Poland ranks 98th 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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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: 29 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.