Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population fell 1.47% to 11.5% in Turkmenistan in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Turkmenistan reached an all time high of 11.8% in 2018 and an all time low of 2.38% in 1975. When compared to Turkmenistan's main peers, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Afghanistan amounted to 0.374%, 33.3% in Iran, 16.3% in Kazakhstan and 10.6% in Uzbekistan in 2020.
Turkmenistan has been ranked 88th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 13 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Afghanistan | % | 0.333% | 0.348% | 0.356% | 0.373% | 0.364% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 13.7% | 13.5% | 13.4% | 12.8% | 12.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 36.5% | 35.4% | 33.3% | 33.2% | 33.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 8.23% | 6.72% | 6.94% | 6.41% | 5.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 19.8% | 16.9% | 16.0% | 15.9% | 15.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | % | 5.82% | 5.22% | 4.60% | 4.07% | 3.59% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 1.32% | 1.29% | 1.20% | 1.22% | 1.07% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 21.9% | 20.6% | 18.9% | 17.7% | 16.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 5.27% | 5.39% | 5.27% | 5.15% | 5.04% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 10.5% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.3% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 10.8% | 10.7% | 17.2% | 16.3% | 16.8% |
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