Australia vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Australia
5.95 million
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
53.00 million
in 2025
Australia rank
24th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
24th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 53.00 million against 5.95 million in Australia, a difference of 47.05 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 8.9 times Australia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 24th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th of 213 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.95 million 17.67 million 13.72 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 6.06 million 33.77 million 27.70 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 8.82 million 68.13 million 59.31 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 10.12 million 105.19 million 95.07 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 9.10 million 95.81 million 86.70 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 6.20 million 65.80 million 59.60 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Australia or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 53.00 million against 5.95 million in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Australia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
47.05 million, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Australia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 24th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,635 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 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.