British Virgin Islands vs France: Fixed telephone subscriptions

British Virgin Islands
61.93 per 100 people
in 2024
France
56.11 per 100 people
in 2023
British Virgin Islands rank
4th
France rank
5th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • France
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How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 61.93 per 100 people against 56.11 per 100 people in France, a difference of 5.82 per 100 people.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 4th and France ranks 5th of 212 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 2 and France in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands France Difference Ahead
1970s 11.69 per 100 people 13.94 per 100 people 2.24 per 100 people France
1980s 23.67 per 100 people 41.94 per 100 people 18.27 per 100 people France
1990s 49.2 per 100 people 54.56 per 100 people 5.36 per 100 people France
2000s 59.53 per 100 people 56.77 per 100 people 2.76 per 100 people British Virgin Islands
2010s 37.51 per 100 people 60.5 per 100 people 22.99 per 100 people France
2020s 60.12 per 100 people 57.04 per 100 people 3.07 per 100 people British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, British Virgin Islands or France?
British Virgin Islands, at 61.93 per 100 people against 56.11 per 100 people in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between British Virgin Islands and France?
5.82 per 100 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and France?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and France rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
British Virgin Islands ranks 4th and France ranks 5th 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.