Iraq vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Iraq
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 71.00 million against 5.28 million in Iraq, a difference of 65.72 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 13.5 times Iraq's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th of 214 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92,000 | 1.01 million | 914,004 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1980s | 459,722 | 4.56 million | 4.10 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1990s | 667,962 | 13.32 million | 12.65 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2000s | 1.12 million | 39.68 million | 38.56 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2010s | 2.21 million | 53.75 million | 51.55 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2020s | 3.23 million | 62.75 million | 59.52 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Iraq or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 71.00 million against 5.28 million in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 65.72 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Iraq ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 24th 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.