Russian Federation vs United Kingdom: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled

Russian Federation
20.82 million
in 2023
United Kingdom
23.77 million
in 2024
Russian Federation rank
12th
United Kingdom rank
9th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled over time

  • Russian Federation
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 23.77 million against 20.82 million in Russian Federation, a difference of 2.96 million.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Russian Federation's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Russian Federation ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 213 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 7.54 million 15.19 million 7.65 million United Kingdom
1980s 14.32 million 21.07 million 6.75 million United Kingdom
1990s 25.28 million 29.23 million 3.95 million United Kingdom
2000s 39.56 million 34.27 million 5.28 million Russian Federation
2010s 36.75 million 32.84 million 3.91 million Russian Federation
2020s 23.14 million 30.39 million 7.25 million United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled, Russian Federation or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 23.77 million against 20.82 million in Russian Federation as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled between Russian Federation and United Kingdom?
2.96 million, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and United Kingdom?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Russian Federation and United Kingdom rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
Russian Federation ranks 12th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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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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.