What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Arab World and United Kingdom?

0.2637 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and United Kingdom?

56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs United Kingdom: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Arab World

0.0794 units per person

in 2022

United Kingdom

0.3431 units per person

in 2024

Arab World rank

27th

United Kingdom rank

29th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

Arab World
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.3431 units per person against 0.0794 units per person in Arab World, a difference of 0.2637 units per person.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 4.3 times Arab World's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0048 units per person	0.1187 units per person	0.1139 units per person	United Kingdom
1970s	0.0082 units per person	0.2173 units per person	0.2092 units per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.0256 units per person	0.3778 units per person	0.3522 units per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.0468 units per person	0.5041 units per person	0.4572 units per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.0886 units per person	0.5681 units per person	0.4795 units per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.0818 units per person	0.507 units per person	0.4252 units per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0846 units per person	0.4703 units per person	0.3857 units per person	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Arab World or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.3431 units per person against 0.0794 units per person in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Arab World and United Kingdom?: 0.2637 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and United Kingdom?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Arab World and United Kingdom rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?: Arab World ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.