Egypt vs Turkey: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Egypt
13.25 million
in 2024
Turkey
9.03 million
in 2024
Egypt rank
15th
Turkey rank
17th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Egypt
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 13.25 million against 9.03 million in Turkey, a difference of 4.22 million.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 17th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 220,503 208,177 12,326 Egypt
1970s 327,850 626,576 298,726 Turkey
1980s 868,140 2.88 million 2.01 million Turkey
1990s 2.80 million 12.53 million 9.73 million Turkey
2000s 9.28 million 18.43 million 9.15 million Turkey
2010s 7.56 million 12.84 million 5.28 million Turkey
2020s 11.65 million 10.98 million 665,440 Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Egypt or Turkey?
Egypt, at 13.25 million against 9.03 million in Turkey as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Egypt and Turkey?
4.22 million, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Egypt ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 17th of 212 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
260 places, 14,482 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.