Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Turkmenistan or Yemen?

Turkmenistan, at 735,547 against 727,821 in Yemen as of 2022.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Turkmenistan and Yemen?

7,726, with Turkmenistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Yemen?

42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.

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.

Turkmenistan vs Yemen: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Turkmenistan

735,547

in 2022

Yemen

727,821

in 2022

Turkmenistan rank

74th

Yemen rank

76th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Turkmenistan
Yemen

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 735,547 against 727,821 in Yemen, a difference of 7,726.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Turkmenistan ahead.

Turkmenistan ranks 74th and Yemen ranks 76th of 212 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Turkmenistan averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Turkmenistan	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1980s	156,400	59,100	97,300	Turkmenistan
1990s	300,128	187,833	112,294	Turkmenistan
2000s	414,219	765,274	351,055	Yemen
2010s	625,368	1.14 million	516,290	Yemen
2020s	772,813	899,075	126,262	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Turkmenistan or Yemen?: Turkmenistan, at 735,547 against 727,821 in Yemen as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Turkmenistan and Yemen?: 7,726, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkmenistan and Yemen?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Turkmenistan and Yemen rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Turkmenistan ranks 74th and Yemen ranks 76th 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: 06 August 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.