What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Belarus and Germany?

0.34 per 100 people, with Belarus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Germany?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Belarus vs Germany: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

Belarus

45.76 per 100 people

in 2024

Germany

45.42 per 100 people

in 2024

Belarus rank

12th

Germany rank

14th

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time

Belarus
Germany

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 45.76 per 100 people against 45.42 per 100 people in Germany, a difference of 0.34 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Belarus ranks 12th and Germany ranks 14th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.13 per 100 people	5.37 per 100 people	4.25 per 100 people	Germany
1970s	4.47 per 100 people	15.57 per 100 people	11.1 per 100 people	Germany
1980s	10.13 per 100 people	31.78 per 100 people	21.65 per 100 people	Germany
1990s	19.92 per 100 people	49.38 per 100 people	29.46 per 100 people	Germany
2000s	33.87 per 100 people	65.02 per 100 people	31.15 per 100 people	Germany
2010s	46.68 per 100 people	56.9 per 100 people	10.22 per 100 people	Germany
2020s	46.32 per 100 people	45.79 per 100 people	0.5301 per 100 people	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Belarus or Germany?: Belarus, at 45.76 per 100 people against 45.42 per 100 people in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Belarus and Germany?: 0.34 per 100 people, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Germany?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belarus and Germany rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Belarus ranks 12th and Germany ranks 14th of 214 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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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: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.