Austria vs Syria: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Austria
3.48 million
in 2024
Syria
2.84 million
in 2024
Austria rank
34th
Syria rank
37th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Austria
  • Syria
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 3.48 million against 2.84 million in Syria, a difference of 639,470.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 34th and Syria ranks 37th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 541,904 47,942 493,961 Austria
1970s 1.36 million 117,496 1.25 million Austria
1980s 2.67 million 398,982 2.27 million Austria
1990s 3.69 million 931,290 2.76 million Austria
2000s 3.69 million 2.78 million 910,507 Austria
2010s 3.54 million 3.60 million 61,903 Syria
2020s 3.67 million 2.83 million 845,324 Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Austria or Syria?
Austria, at 3.48 million against 2.84 million in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Austria and Syria?
639,470, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Syria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Austria and Syria rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Austria ranks 34th and Syria ranks 37th 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

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.