Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Türkiye: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Türkiye
How they compare
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 84.00 million against 9.03 million in Türkiye, a difference of 74.97 million.
That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 9.3 times Türkiye's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and Türkiye ranks 17th of 47 groups.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 718,427 | 208,177 | 510,250 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1970s | 2.21 million | 626,576 | 1.58 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1980s | 7.26 million | 2.71 million | 4.55 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1990s | 19.06 million | 12.53 million | 6.54 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2000s | 49.35 million | 18.43 million | 30.92 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2010s | 65.69 million | 12.84 million | 52.85 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2020s | 77.80 million | 10.98 million | 66.82 million | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Türkiye?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 84.00 million against 9.03 million in Türkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Türkiye?
- 74.97 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Türkiye?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Türkiye rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and Türkiye ranks 17th of 47 groups.
- 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.