Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Egypt or Europe & Central Asia?

Europe & Central Asia, at 217.00 million against 13.25 million in Egypt as of 2025.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Egypt and Europe & Central Asia?

203.75 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Europe & Central Asia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Egypt vs Europe & Central Asia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Egypt

13.25 million

in 2024

Europe & Central Asia

217.00 million

in 2025

Egypt rank

15th

Europe & Central Asia rank

12th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Egypt
Europe & Central Asia

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 217.00 million against 13.25 million in Egypt, a difference of 203.75 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 16.4 times Egypt's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 15th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th of 213 countries.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Europe & Central Asia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	220,503	29.49 million	29.27 million	Europe & Central Asia
1970s	327,850	75.89 million	75.56 million	Europe & Central Asia
1980s	868,140	167.83 million	166.96 million	Europe & Central Asia
1990s	2.80 million	262.96 million	260.16 million	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	9.28 million	330.78 million	321.50 million	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	7.56 million	301.54 million	293.98 million	Europe & Central Asia
2020s	11.65 million	244.40 million	232.75 million	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Egypt or Europe & Central Asia?: Europe & Central Asia, at 217.00 million against 13.25 million in Egypt as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Egypt and Europe & Central Asia?: 203.75 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Europe & Central Asia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Egypt ranks 15th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th of 213 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: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 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.