Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Syria: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
4.38 million
in 2022
Syria
2.84 million
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
40th
Syria rank
37th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Syria
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How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 4.38 million against 2.84 million in Syria, a difference of 1.54 million.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 1.5 times Syria's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th and Syria ranks 37th of 48 groups.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 183,698 57,000 126,698 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1970s 392,536 117,496 275,040 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1980s 959,178 398,982 560,196 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1990s 1.94 million 931,290 1.01 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 5.12 million 2.78 million 2.34 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 6.56 million 3.60 million 2.96 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2020s 5.18 million 2.82 million 2.35 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Syria?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 4.38 million against 2.84 million in Syria as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Syria?
1.54 million, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Syria?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Syria rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th and Syria ranks 37th of 48 groups.
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.