Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Bulgaria or Jordan?

Bulgaria, at 551,943 against 485,928 in Jordan as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Jordan?

46 years are reported by both, from 1979 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.

Bulgaria vs Jordan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Bulgaria

551,943

in 2024

Jordan

485,928

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

84th

Jordan rank

87th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Bulgaria
Jordan

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 551,943 against 485,928 in Jordan, a difference of 66,015.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 84th and Jordan ranks 87th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Jordan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	805,000	52,356	752,644	Bulgaria
1980s	1.47 million	140,007	1.33 million	Bulgaria
1990s	2.51 million	353,895	2.16 million	Bulgaria
2000s	2.58 million	603,612	1.97 million	Bulgaria
2010s	1.68 million	399,418	1.29 million	Bulgaria
2020s	704,632	445,466	259,166	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Bulgaria or Jordan?: Bulgaria, at 551,943 against 485,928 in Jordan as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Bulgaria and Jordan?: 66,015, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Jordan?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Jordan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Bulgaria ranks 84th and Jordan ranks 87th 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.