India vs Lower middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate
India
26.84 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lower middle income
13.25 % change on previous year
in 2025
India rank
2nd
Lower middle income rank
4th
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate over time
- India
- Lower middle income
How they compare
India currently reports 26.84 % change on previous year against 13.25 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 13.59 % change on previous year.
That makes India's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lower middle income ahead.
India ranks 2nd and Lower middle income ranks 4th of 212 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.73 % change on previous year | 5.52 % change on previous year | 4.21 % change on previous year | India |
| 1970s | 14 % change on previous year | 14.8 % change on previous year | 0.803 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 1980s | 8.58 % change on previous year | 9.95 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 19.24 % change on previous year | 15 % change on previous year | 4.24 % change on previous year | India |
| 2010s | -4.75 % change on previous year | -2.12 % change on previous year | 2.63 % change on previous year | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 13.8 % change on previous year | 4.33 % change on previous year | 9.48 % change on previous year | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate, India or Lower middle income?
- India, at 26.84 % change on previous year against 13.25 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate between India and Lower middle income?
- 13.59 % change on previous year, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Lower middle income?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Lower middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate?
- India ranks 2nd and Lower middle income ranks 4th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Fixed telephone subscriptions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.