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.

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.

Belgium vs Ireland: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)

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 (per 100 people) 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 214 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 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.