Germany vs United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Germany
38.40 million
in 2024
United States
81.55 million
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
United States rank
2nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Germany
  • United States
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M196019922024

How they compare

United States currently reports 81.55 million against 38.40 million in Germany, a difference of 43.15 million.

That makes United States's figure about 2.1 times Germany's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 213 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States Difference Ahead
1960s 4.03 million 53.78 million 49.75 million United States
1970s 12.20 million 77.36 million 65.17 million United States
1980s 24.77 million 114.62 million 89.85 million United States
1990s 40.27 million 158.97 million 118.70 million United States
2000s 53.13 million 175.06 million 121.94 million United States
2010s 46.59 million 127.25 million 80.66 million United States
2020s 38.51 million 91.27 million 52.76 million United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Germany or United States?
United States, at 81.55 million against 38.40 million in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Germany and United States?
43.15 million, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and United States rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Germany ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Germany vs United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/fixed-telephone-subscriptions-gaps-filled/germany/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/fixed-telephone-subscriptions-gaps-filled/germany/united-states/">Germany vs United States: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

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 β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.