Lebanon vs Syria: Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Lebanon
74.01 per 100 people
in 2022
Syria
71.22 per 100 people
in 2024
Lebanon rank
172nd
Syria rank
175th
Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people over time
- Lebanon
- Syria
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 74.01 per 100 people against 71.22 per 100 people in Syria, a difference of 2.79 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.
Lebanon ranks 172nd and Syria ranks 175th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 1990s | 4.39 per 100 people | 0.0025 per 100 people | 4.39 per 100 people | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 23.62 per 100 people | 17.06 per 100 people | 6.56 per 100 people | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 69.12 per 100 people | 68.94 per 100 people | 0.1818 per 100 people | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 74.74 per 100 people | 78.79 per 100 people | 4.05 per 100 people | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people, Lebanon or Syria?
- Lebanon, at 74.01 per 100 people against 71.22 per 100 people in Syria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people between Lebanon and Syria?
- 2.79 per 100 people, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Syria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do Lebanon and Syria rank globally for mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Lebanon ranks 172nd and Syria ranks 175th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.