Iran vs Low & middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Iran
28.23 million
in 2024
Low & middle income
417.49 million
in 2022
Iran rank
8th
Low & middle income rank
5th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Iran
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 417.49 million against 28.23 million in Iran, a difference of 389.26 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 14.8 times Iran's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 5th of 212 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 806,528 24.65 million 23.84 million Low & middle income
1980s 1.37 million 48.27 million 46.90 million Low & middle income
1990s 4.87 million 158.80 million 153.93 million Low & middle income
2000s 18.24 million 554.09 million 535.86 million Low & middle income
2010s 29.32 million 525.07 million 495.75 million Low & middle income
2020s 29.25 million 425.66 million 396.41 million Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Iran or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 417.49 million against 28.23 million in Iran as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Iran and Low & middle income?
389.26 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Low & middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Iran and Low & middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Iran ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 5th of 212 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
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.