Saudi Arabia vs Turkey: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Saudi Arabia
6.71 million
in 2024
Turkey
9.03 million
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
20th
Turkey rank
17th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 9.03 million against 6.71 million in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.32 million.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th of 212 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 137,423 626,576 489,154 Turkey
1980s 826,761 2.71 million 1.88 million Turkey
1990s 1.78 million 12.53 million 10.75 million Turkey
2000s 3.69 million 18.43 million 14.74 million Turkey
2010s 4.66 million 12.87 million 8.21 million Turkey
2020s 6.52 million 10.98 million 4.46 million Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Saudi Arabia or Turkey?
Turkey, at 9.03 million against 6.71 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
2.32 million, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Turkey rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Saudi Arabia ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th of 212 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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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.