European Union vs France: Fixed telephone subscriptions
European Union
35.52 per 100 people
in 2022
France
56.11 per 100 people
in 2023
European Union rank
3rd
France rank
5th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- European Union
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 56.11 per 100 people against 35.52 per 100 people in European Union, a difference of 20.59 per 100 people.
That makes France's figure about 1.6 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was European Union ahead.
European Union ranks 3rd and France ranks 5th of 46 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.28 per 100 people | 5.55 per 100 people | 0.7265 per 100 people | European Union |
| 1970s | 13.78 per 100 people | 13.94 per 100 people | 0.1548 per 100 people | France |
| 1980s | 26.91 per 100 people | 40.06 per 100 people | 13.16 per 100 people | France |
| 1990s | 40.49 per 100 people | 54.56 per 100 people | 14.07 per 100 people | France |
| 2000s | 47.17 per 100 people | 56.77 per 100 people | 9.6 per 100 people | France |
| 2010s | 41.32 per 100 people | 60.5 per 100 people | 19.18 per 100 people | France |
| 2020s | 35.74 per 100 people | 57.35 per 100 people | 21.61 per 100 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, European Union or France?
- France, at 56.11 per 100 people against 35.52 per 100 people in European Union as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between European Union and France?
- 20.59 per 100 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and France?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
- How do European Union and France rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- European Union ranks 3rd and France ranks 5th of 46 groups.
- 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.