Finland vs India: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Finland
2.67 per 100 people
in 2024
India
2.7 per 100 people
in 2024
Finland rank
146th
India rank
145th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Finland
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 2.7 per 100 people against 2.67 per 100 people in Finland, a difference of 0.03 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 146th and India ranks 145th of 212 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland India Difference Ahead
1960s 11.47 per 100 people 0.0994 per 100 people 11.37 per 100 people Finland
1970s 25.15 per 100 people 0.2212 per 100 people 24.92 per 100 people Finland
1980s 44.01 per 100 people 0.4054 per 100 people 43.61 per 100 people Finland
1990s 54.81 per 100 people 1.31 per 100 people 53.5 per 100 people Finland
2000s 42.35 per 100 people 3.55 per 100 people 38.8 per 100 people Finland
2010s 12.1 per 100 people 2.07 per 100 people 10.03 per 100 people Finland
2020s 3.31 per 100 people 1.98 per 100 people 1.33 per 100 people Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Finland or India?
India, at 2.7 per 100 people against 2.67 per 100 people in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Finland and India?
0.03 per 100 people, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Finland and India rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Finland ranks 146th and India ranks 145th 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.