Egypt vs Italy: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Egypt
13.25 million
in 2024
Italy
20.30 million
in 2024
Egypt rank
15th
Italy rank
13th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Egypt
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 20.30 million against 13.25 million in Egypt, a difference of 7.05 million.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Egypt's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 15th and Italy ranks 13th of 214 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 220,503 3.72 million 3.50 million Italy
1970s 327,850 8.65 million 8.33 million Italy
1980s 868,140 17.42 million 16.55 million Italy
1990s 2.80 million 24.61 million 21.81 million Italy
2000s 9.28 million 25.32 million 16.05 million Italy
2010s 7.56 million 20.92 million 13.36 million Italy
2020s 11.65 million 19.98 million 8.33 million Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Egypt or Italy?
Italy, at 20.30 million against 13.25 million in Egypt as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Egypt and Italy?
7.05 million, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Italy?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Italy rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Egypt ranks 15th and Italy ranks 13th 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.