Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Tunisia or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 2.29 million against 1.96 million in Tunisia as of 2024.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Tunisia and United Arab Emirates?

332,650, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

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

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

Tunisia vs United Arab Emirates: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Tunisia

1.96 million

in 2024

United Arab Emirates

2.29 million

in 2024

Tunisia rank

50th

United Arab Emirates rank

47th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Tunisia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.29 million against 1.96 million in Tunisia, a difference of 332,650.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tunisia ahead.

Tunisia ranks 50th and United Arab Emirates ranks 47th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tunisia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	80,420	56,033	24,387	Tunisia
1980s	185,285	211,733	26,448	United Arab Emirates
1990s	526,802	662,971	136,170	United Arab Emirates
2000s	1.18 million	1.26 million	75,417	United Arab Emirates
2010s	1.14 million	2.10 million	966,605	United Arab Emirates
2020s	1.76 million	2.29 million	531,220	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Tunisia or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 2.29 million against 1.96 million in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Tunisia and United Arab Emirates?: 332,650, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and United Arab Emirates?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Tunisia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Tunisia ranks 50th 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: 17 September 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.