Iran vs Middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Iran
28.23 million
in 2024
Middle income
415.79 million
in 2022
Iran rank
8th
Middle income rank
6th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Iran
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 415.79 million against 28.23 million in Iran, a difference of 387.57 million.

That makes Middle income's figure about 14.7 times Iran's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 8th and Middle income ranks 6th of 214 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 806,528 24.24 million 23.44 million Middle income
1980s 1.37 million 47.07 million 45.70 million Middle income
1990s 4.87 million 156.50 million 151.63 million Middle income
2000s 18.24 million 547.46 million 529.23 million Middle income
2010s 29.32 million 516.88 million 487.56 million Middle income
2020s 29.25 million 420.13 million 390.89 million Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Iran or Middle income?
Middle income, at 415.79 million against 28.23 million in Iran as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Iran and Middle income?
387.57 million, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Iran and Middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Iran ranks 8th and Middle income ranks 6th 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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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
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.