North America vs Turkey: Fixed telephone subscriptions
North America
89.00 million
in 2025
Turkey
9.03 million
in 2024
North America rank
19th
Turkey rank
17th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- North America
- Turkey
How they compare
North America currently reports 89.00 million against 9.03 million in Turkey, a difference of 79.97 million.
That makes North America's figure about 9.9 times Turkey's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 17th of 48 groups.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.92 million | 211,696 | 58.71 million | North America |
| 1970s | 85.11 million | 626,576 | 84.48 million | North America |
| 1980s | 126.69 million | 2.71 million | 123.98 million | North America |
| 1990s | 176.54 million | 12.53 million | 164.01 million | North America |
| 2000s | 194.66 million | 18.43 million | 176.23 million | North America |
| 2010s | 143.33 million | 12.84 million | 130.49 million | North America |
| 2020s | 103.00 million | 10.98 million | 92.02 million | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, North America or Turkey?
- North America, at 89.00 million against 9.03 million in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between North America and Turkey?
- 79.97 million, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Turkey?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North America and Turkey rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- North America ranks 19th and Turkey ranks 17th of 48 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.