How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and United Arab Emirates?

21 years are reported by both, from 2004 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.

Serbia vs United Arab Emirates: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Serbia

2.42 million

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

2.29 million

in 2024

Serbia rank

45th

United Arab Emirates rank

47th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Serbia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 2.42 million against 2.29 million in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 130,030.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Serbia has been ahead every year.

Serbia ranks 45th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th of 214 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Serbia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.85 million	1.38 million	1.47 million	Serbia
2010s	2.82 million	2.10 million	717,915	Serbia
2020s	2.51 million	2.29 million	219,614	Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Serbia or United Arab Emirates?: Serbia, at 2.42 million against 2.29 million in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Serbia and United Arab Emirates?: 130,030, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and United Arab Emirates?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
How do Serbia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Serbia ranks 45th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th 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: 29 October 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.