Saudi Arabia vs Turkey: Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled

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

Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled 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 55 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 4.63 million 12.84 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 landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled, Saudi Arabia or Turkey?
Turkey, at 9.03 million against 6.71 million in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled between Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
2.32 million, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Turkey?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Turkey rank globally for landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Saudi Arabia ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
212 places, 11,941 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Landline phone subscriptions with 138 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.