Germany vs Iran: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Germany
38.40 million
in 2024
Iran
28.23 million
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
Iran rank
8th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Germany
  • Iran
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 38.40 million against 28.23 million in Iran, a difference of 10.17 million.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Iran's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Globally, Germany ranks 5th and Iran ranks 8th of 213 countries.

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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.