Other small states vs United Arab Emirates: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Other small states
2.15 million
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
2.29 million
in 2024
Other small states rank
44th
United Arab Emirates rank
47th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Other small states
  • United Arab Emirates
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197519992024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.29 million against 2.15 million in Other small states, a difference of 147,110.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Other small states ahead.

Other small states ranks 44th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th of 48 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Other small states averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Other small states United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 372,424 56,033 316,391 Other small states
1980s 743,773 211,733 532,040 Other small states
1990s 1.51 million 662,971 849,666 Other small states
2000s 2.26 million 1.26 million 1.00 million Other small states
2010s 2.31 million 2.10 million 204,493 Other small states
2020s 2.20 million 2.30 million 103,547 United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Other small states or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 2.29 million against 2.15 million in Other small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Other small states and United Arab Emirates?
147,110, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and United Arab Emirates?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Other small states and United Arab Emirates rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Other small states ranks 44th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th 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

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.