Guatemala vs United Arab Emirates: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Guatemala
1.98 million
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
2.29 million
in 2024
Guatemala rank
49th
United Arab Emirates rank
47th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Guatemala
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.29 million against 1.98 million in Guatemala, a difference of 310,040.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 49th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th of 214 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 63,540 56,033 7,506 Guatemala
1980s 118,244 211,733 93,489 United Arab Emirates
1990s 326,482 662,971 336,489 United Arab Emirates
2000s 1.12 million 1.26 million 136,452 United Arab Emirates
2010s 1.95 million 2.10 million 153,585 United Arab Emirates
2020s 2.09 million 2.29 million 205,664 United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Guatemala or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 2.29 million against 1.98 million in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Guatemala and United Arab Emirates?
310,040, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and United Arab Emirates?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Guatemala and United Arab Emirates rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Guatemala ranks 49th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th 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.