Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Arab World or Netherlands?

Arab World, at 37.45 million against 3.98 million in Netherlands as of 2022.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Arab World and Netherlands?

33.47 million, with Arab World ahead.

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

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

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.

Arab World vs Netherlands: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Arab World

37.45 million

in 2022

Netherlands

3.98 million

in 2024

Arab World rank

29th

Netherlands rank

32nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Arab World
Netherlands

How they compare

Arab World currently reports 37.45 million against 3.98 million in Netherlands, a difference of 33.47 million.

That makes Arab World's figure about 9.4 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Netherlands ahead.

Arab World ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1960s	534,985	1.50 million	969,015	Netherlands
1970s	1.15 million	3.08 million	1.93 million	Netherlands
1980s	5.01 million	5.86 million	854,298	Netherlands
1990s	11.91 million	8.14 million	3.78 million	Arab World
2000s	28.56 million	7.88 million	20.68 million	Arab World
2010s	32.93 million	6.74 million	26.19 million	Arab World
2020s	39.06 million	4.84 million	34.21 million	Arab World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Arab World or Netherlands?: Arab World, at 37.45 million against 3.98 million in Netherlands as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Arab World and Netherlands?: 33.47 million, with Arab World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Netherlands?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
How do Arab World and Netherlands rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Arab World ranks 29th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
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.