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 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Afghanistan | % | 0.326% | 0.330% | 0.333% | 0.348% | 0.356% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| China | % | 16.6% | 14.7% | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 37.2% | 37.1% | 36.8% | 35.6% | 33.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 5.29% | 5.25% | 8.17% | 6.66% | 6.88% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | % | 23.3% | 21.7% | 20.1% | 17.3% | 16.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | % | 6.90% | 6.35% | 5.92% | 5.32% | 4.73% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 1.68% | 1.45% | 1.36% | 1.34% | 1.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | 24.5% | 22.2% | 22.0% | 20.7% | 19.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | % | 5.36% | 5.36% | 5.37% | 5.39% | 5.38% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 11.2% | 11.3% | 11.4% | 11.8% | 11.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | % | 9.10% | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.7% | 10.8% |
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