Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Algeria or Turkey?

Turkey, at 9.03 million against 6.93 million in Algeria as of 2024.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Algeria and Turkey?

2.09 million, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Turkey?

60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Turkey: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Algeria

6.93 million

in 2024

Turkey

9.03 million

in 2024

Algeria rank

19th

Turkey rank

17th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Algeria
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 9.03 million against 6.93 million in Algeria, a difference of 2.09 million.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times Algeria's.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Algeria ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 17th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	72,700	243,361	170,661	Turkey
1970s	138,842	626,576	487,734	Turkey
1980s	519,114	2.71 million	2.19 million	Turkey
1990s	1.18 million	12.53 million	11.35 million	Turkey
2000s	2.43 million	18.43 million	16.00 million	Turkey
2010s	3.51 million	12.84 million	9.33 million	Turkey
2020s	5.74 million	10.98 million	5.24 million	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Algeria or Turkey?: Turkey, at 9.03 million against 6.93 million in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Algeria and Turkey?: 2.09 million, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Turkey?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Turkey rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Algeria ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 17th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 14,489 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 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.