France vs High income: Fixed telephone subscriptions
France
56.11 per 100 people
in 2023
High income
28 per 100 people
in 2025
France rank
5th
High income rank
5th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- France
- High income
How they compare
France currently reports 56.11 per 100 people against 28 per 100 people in High income, a difference of 28.11 per 100 people.
That makes France's figure about 2.0 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.
France ranks 5th and High income ranks 5th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and High income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.55 per 100 people | 12.65 per 100 people | 7.1 per 100 people | High income |
| 1970s | 13.94 per 100 people | 19.69 per 100 people | 5.75 per 100 people | High income |
| 1980s | 40.06 per 100 people | 30.59 per 100 people | 9.47 per 100 people | France |
| 1990s | 54.56 per 100 people | 42.92 per 100 people | 11.64 per 100 people | France |
| 2000s | 56.77 per 100 people | 47.62 per 100 people | 9.16 per 100 people | France |
| 2010s | 60.5 per 100 people | 40.03 per 100 people | 20.47 per 100 people | France |
| 2020s | 57.04 per 100 people | 31.95 per 100 people | 25.09 per 100 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, France or High income?
- France, at 56.11 per 100 people against 28 per 100 people in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between France and High income?
- 28.11 per 100 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and High income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and High income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- France ranks 5th and High income 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
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.