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
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
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.