Hungary vs Israel: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Hungary
2.52 million
in 2024
Israel
2.56 million
in 2023
Hungary rank
42nd
Israel rank
40th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Hungary
  • Israel
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 2.56 million against 2.52 million in Hungary, a difference of 43,800.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 42nd and Israel ranks 40th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Israel Difference Ahead
1960s 273,576 118,406 155,171 Hungary
1970s 463,735 528,710 64,975 Israel
1980s 738,650 1.17 million 436,058 Israel
1990s 2.17 million 2.25 million 73,237 Israel
2000s 3.46 million 3.04 million 418,837 Hungary
2010s 3.03 million 3.37 million 332,573 Israel
2020s 2.87 million 3.25 million 384,732 Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Hungary or Israel?
Israel, at 2.56 million against 2.52 million in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Hungary and Israel?
43,800, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Israel?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Israel rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Hungary ranks 42nd and Israel ranks 40th 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.