Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Mauritius or Qatar?

Qatar, at 524,643 against 468,800 in Mauritius as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Qatar?

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.

Mauritius vs Qatar: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Mauritius

468,800

in 2024

Qatar

524,643

in 2024

Mauritius rank

88th

Qatar rank

85th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Mauritius
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 524,643 against 468,800 in Mauritius, a difference of 55,843.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 88th and Qatar ranks 85th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 4 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7,624	1,800	5,824	Mauritius
1970s	14,620	12,430	2,190	Mauritius
1980s	37,592	64,234	26,642	Qatar
1990s	149,263	122,385	26,877	Mauritius
2000s	342,181	210,443	131,738	Mauritius
2010s	392,220	410,555	18,335	Qatar
2020s	468,500	497,782	29,282	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Mauritius or Qatar?: Qatar, at 524,643 against 468,800 in Mauritius as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Mauritius and Qatar?: 55,843, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Qatar?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Mauritius and Qatar rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Mauritius ranks 88th and Qatar ranks 85th 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.