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
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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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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.