Australia vs Netherlands: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Australia
22.28 per 100 people
in 2024
Netherlands
21.81 per 100 people
in 2024
Australia rank
55th
Netherlands rank
56th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Australia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 22.28 per 100 people against 21.81 per 100 people in Netherlands, a difference of 0.47 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 56th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 16.49 per 100 people 10.69 per 100 people 5.8 per 100 people Australia
1970s 24.5 per 100 people 22.72 per 100 people 1.79 per 100 people Australia
1980s 38.42 per 100 people 39.74 per 100 people 1.31 per 100 people Netherlands
1990s 48.9 per 100 people 52.4 per 100 people 3.5 per 100 people Netherlands
2000s 49.98 per 100 people 48.08 per 100 people 1.9 per 100 people Australia
2010s 38.59 per 100 people 39.41 per 100 people 0.8244 per 100 people Netherlands
2020s 23.66 per 100 people 25.44 per 100 people 1.79 per 100 people Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Australia or Netherlands?
Australia, at 22.28 per 100 people against 21.81 per 100 people in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Australia and Netherlands?
0.47 per 100 people, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Australia ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 56th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.