Belgium vs Ireland: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Belgium
21.18 per 100 people
in 2024
Ireland
20.51 per 100 people
in 2024
Belgium rank
57th
Ireland rank
60th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 21.18 per 100 people against 20.51 per 100 people in Ireland, a difference of 0.67 per 100 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 57th and Ireland ranks 60th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.82 per 100 people | 4.89 per 100 people | 4.92 per 100 people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 17.53 per 100 people | 9.91 per 100 people | 7.63 per 100 people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 30.72 per 100 people | 19.8 per 100 people | 10.92 per 100 people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 44.63 per 100 people | 36.34 per 100 people | 8.29 per 100 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 46.31 per 100 people | 49.35 per 100 people | 3.04 per 100 people | Ireland |
| 2010s | 39.38 per 100 people | 41.5 per 100 people | 2.12 per 100 people | Ireland |
| 2020s | 26.07 per 100 people | 25.3 per 100 people | 0.7701 per 100 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Belgium or Ireland?
- Belgium, at 21.18 per 100 people against 20.51 per 100 people in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Belgium and Ireland?
- 0.67 per 100 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Belgium ranks 57th and Ireland ranks 60th 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
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.