Israel vs Small states: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Israel
2.56 million
in 2023
Small states
3.00 million
in 2025
Israel rank
40th
Small states rank
42nd
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Israel
- Small states
How they compare
Small states currently reports 3.00 million against 2.56 million in Israel, a difference of 440,140.
That makes Small states's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 40th and Small states ranks 42nd of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 688,420 | 484,238 | 204,182 | Israel |
| 1980s | 1.17 million | 958,540 | 216,168 | Israel |
| 1990s | 2.25 million | 2.04 million | 209,203 | Israel |
| 2000s | 3.04 million | 3.10 million | 58,158 | Small states |
| 2010s | 3.37 million | 3.11 million | 256,354 | Israel |
| 2020s | 3.25 million | 3.00 million | 250,965 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Israel or Small states?
- Small states, at 3.00 million against 2.56 million in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Israel and Small states?
- 440,140, with Small states ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Small states?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Small states rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Israel ranks 40th and Small states ranks 42nd 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.