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
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
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.