India vs Middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

India
39.24 million
in 2024
Middle income
415.79 million
in 2022
India rank
4th
Middle income rank
6th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 415.79 million against 39.24 million in India, a difference of 376.56 million.

That makes Middle income's figure about 10.6 times India's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

India ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 6th of 213 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 1.74 million 24.24 million 22.51 million Middle income
1980s 3.17 million 47.07 million 43.90 million Middle income
1990s 12.79 million 156.50 million 143.71 million Middle income
2000s 40.57 million 547.46 million 506.89 million Middle income
2010s 27.09 million 516.88 million 489.79 million Middle income
2020s 23.76 million 420.13 million 396.37 million Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, India or Middle income?
Middle income, at 415.79 million against 39.24 million in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between India and Middle income?
376.56 million, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do India and Middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
India ranks 4th and Middle income ranks 6th 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 β€” these are filled holes, not forecasts.