France vs OECD members: Fixed telephone subscriptions

France
56.11 per 100 people
in 2023
OECD members
31.35 per 100 people
in 2022
France rank
5th
OECD members rank
4th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • France
  • OECD members
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How they compare

France currently reports 56.11 per 100 people against 31.35 per 100 people in OECD members, a difference of 24.76 per 100 people.

That makes France's figure about 1.8 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was OECD members ahead.

France ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 4th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and OECD members in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France OECD members Difference Ahead
1960s 5.55 per 100 people 11.78 per 100 people 6.23 per 100 people OECD members
1970s 13.94 per 100 people 19.64 per 100 people 5.7 per 100 people OECD members
1980s 40.06 per 100 people 31.11 per 100 people 8.95 per 100 people France
1990s 54.56 per 100 people 43.1 per 100 people 11.46 per 100 people France
2000s 56.77 per 100 people 46.62 per 100 people 10.15 per 100 people France
2010s 60.5 per 100 people 38.21 per 100 people 22.29 per 100 people France
2020s 57.35 per 100 people 32.1 per 100 people 25.25 per 100 people France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, France or OECD members?
France, at 56.11 per 100 people against 31.35 per 100 people in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between France and OECD members?
24.76 per 100 people, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and OECD members?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do France and OECD members rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
France ranks 5th and OECD members ranks 4th 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.