Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Ethiopia or Yemen?

Ethiopia, at 765,634 against 727,821 in Yemen as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?

42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.

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.

Ethiopia vs Yemen: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Ethiopia

765,634

in 2024

Yemen

727,821

in 2022

Ethiopia rank

73rd

Yemen rank

76th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Ethiopia
Yemen

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 765,634 against 727,821 in Yemen, a difference of 37,813.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 73rd and Yemen ranks 76th of 214 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1980s	90,778	59,100	31,678	Ethiopia
1990s	146,210	187,833	41,623	Yemen
2000s	578,643	765,274	186,631	Yemen
2010s	954,165	1.14 million	187,493	Yemen
2020s	915,819	899,075	16,744	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Ethiopia or Yemen?: Ethiopia, at 765,634 against 727,821 in Yemen as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Ethiopia and Yemen?: 37,813, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Yemen?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Yemen rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Ethiopia ranks 73rd and Yemen ranks 76th 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.