France vs Iran: Fixed telephone subscriptions

France
37.28 million
in 2023
Iran
28.23 million
in 2024
France rank
6th
Iran rank
8th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • France
  • Iran
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How they compare

France currently reports 37.28 million against 28.23 million in Iran, a difference of 9.06 million.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 6th and Iran ranks 8th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Iran Difference Ahead
1960s 2.63 million 158,208 2.47 million France
1970s 7.29 million 545,764 6.75 million France
1980s 22.07 million 1.37 million 20.70 million France
1990s 31.69 million 4.87 million 26.82 million France
2000s 34.85 million 18.24 million 16.61 million France
2010s 39.12 million 29.32 million 9.80 million France
2020s 37.75 million 29.19 million 8.56 million France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, France or Iran?
France, at 37.28 million against 28.23 million in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between France and Iran?
9.06 million, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iran?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and Iran rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
France ranks 6th and Iran ranks 8th 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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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
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.