Australia vs Uzbekistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Australia
5.95 million
in 2024
Uzbekistan
6.32 million
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
Uzbekistan rank
22nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Australia
  • Uzbekistan
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M196019922024

How they compare

Uzbekistan currently reports 6.32 million against 5.95 million in Australia, a difference of 369,640.

That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 24th and Uzbekistan ranks 22nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Uzbekistan Difference Ahead
1970s 3.95 million 450,000 3.50 million Australia
1980s 6.06 million 918,000 5.14 million Australia
1990s 8.82 million 1.52 million 7.30 million Australia
2000s 10.12 million 1.76 million 8.36 million Australia
2010s 9.10 million 2.91 million 6.19 million Australia
2020s 6.20 million 5.88 million 322,344 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Australia or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan, at 6.32 million against 5.95 million in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Australia and Uzbekistan?
369,640, with Uzbekistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uzbekistan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Australia and Uzbekistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Australia ranks 24th and Uzbekistan ranks 22nd 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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About this data

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

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.