What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Denmark and Poland?

0.23 per 100 people, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?

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.

Denmark vs Poland: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Denmark

11.68 per 100 people

in 2024

Poland

11.45 per 100 people

in 2024

Denmark rank

95th

Poland rank

98th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Denmark
Poland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 11.68 per 100 people against 11.45 per 100 people in Poland, a difference of 0.23 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 95th and Poland ranks 98th of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 6 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19.93 per 100 people	2.16 per 100 people	17.78 per 100 people	Denmark
1970s	31.72 per 100 people	4.02 per 100 people	27.7 per 100 people	Denmark
1980s	49.29 per 100 people	6.65 per 100 people	42.64 per 100 people	Denmark
1990s	61.12 per 100 people	15.4 per 100 people	45.72 per 100 people	Denmark
2000s	61.93 per 100 people	29.05 per 100 people	32.88 per 100 people	Denmark
2010s	31 per 100 people	19.8 per 100 people	11.21 per 100 people	Denmark
2020s	12.36 per 100 people	13.37 per 100 people	1.01 per 100 people	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Denmark or Poland?: Denmark, at 11.68 per 100 people against 11.45 per 100 people in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Denmark and Poland?: 0.23 per 100 people, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Denmark ranks 95th and Poland ranks 98th 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: 17 September 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.