Germany vs Small states: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Germany
45.42 per 100 people
in 2024
Small states
13.5 per 100 people
in 2025
Germany rank
14th
Small states rank
11th
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) over time
- Germany
- Small states
How they compare
Germany currently reports 45.42 per 100 people against 13.5 per 100 people in Small states, a difference of 31.92 per 100 people.
That makes Germany's figure about 3.4 times Small states's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 14th and Small states ranks 11th of 214 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.21 per 100 people | 6.05 per 100 people | 14.16 per 100 people | Germany |
| 1980s | 31.78 per 100 people | 8.94 per 100 people | 22.84 per 100 people | Germany |
| 1990s | 49.38 per 100 people | 15.97 per 100 people | 33.41 per 100 people | Germany |
| 2000s | 65.02 per 100 people | 20.21 per 100 people | 44.81 per 100 people | Germany |
| 2010s | 56.9 per 100 people | 17.29 per 100 people | 39.61 per 100 people | Germany |
| 2020s | 45.79 per 100 people | 14.68 per 100 people | 31.11 per 100 people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Germany or Small states?
- Germany, at 45.42 per 100 people against 13.5 per 100 people in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Germany and Small states?
- 31.92 per 100 people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Small states?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Small states rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Germany ranks 14th and Small states ranks 11th of 214 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.