Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Israel or Pakistan?

Israel, at 2.56 million against 2.54 million in Pakistan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Pakistan?

64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

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.

Israel vs Pakistan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Israel

2.56 million

in 2023

Pakistan

2.54 million

in 2024

Israel rank

40th

Pakistan rank

41st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Israel
Pakistan

How they compare

Israel currently reports 2.56 million against 2.54 million in Pakistan, a difference of 16,130.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.

Israel ranks 40th and Pakistan ranks 41st of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	118,406	81,388	37,018	Israel
1970s	528,710	192,300	336,410	Israel
1980s	1.17 million	478,111	696,597	Israel
1990s	2.25 million	1.92 million	331,340	Israel
2000s	3.04 million	4.43 million	1.40 million	Pakistan
2010s	3.37 million	4.42 million	1.06 million	Pakistan
2020s	3.25 million	2.65 million	600,918	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Israel or Pakistan?: Israel, at 2.56 million against 2.54 million in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Israel and Pakistan?: 16,130, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Pakistan?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Israel and Pakistan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Israel ranks 40th and Pakistan ranks 41st 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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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: 29 October 2026

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.