Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Malaysia or Turkey?

Turkey, at 9.03 million against 8.22 million in Malaysia as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkey?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Malaysia vs Turkey: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Malaysia

8.22 million

in 2024

Turkey

9.03 million

in 2024

Malaysia rank

18th

Turkey rank

17th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Malaysia
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 9.03 million against 8.22 million in Malaysia, a difference of 807,300.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Malaysia ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 17th of 214 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1960s	63,510	211,696	148,185	Turkey
1970s	170,699	626,576	455,878	Turkey
1980s	878,794	2.71 million	1.83 million	Turkey
1990s	3.09 million	12.53 million	9.44 million	Turkey
2000s	4.51 million	18.43 million	13.92 million	Turkey
2010s	5.34 million	12.84 million	7.50 million	Turkey
2020s	8.16 million	10.98 million	2.82 million	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Malaysia or Turkey?: Turkey, at 9.03 million against 8.22 million in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Malaysia and Turkey?: 807,300, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkey?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Turkey rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Malaysia ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 17th 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: 17 September 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.