IDA & IBRD total vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Fixed telephone subscriptions

IDA & IBRD total
6.3 per 100 people
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
34.38 per 100 people
in 2024
IDA & IBRD total rank
28th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
29th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • IDA & IBRD total
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 34.38 per 100 people against 6.3 per 100 people in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 28.08 per 100 people.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 5.5 times IDA & IBRD total's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 45 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA & IBRD total United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 1.17 per 100 people 27 per 100 people 25.83 per 100 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 1.83 per 100 people 37.18 per 100 people 35.36 per 100 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 4.24 per 100 people 50.27 per 100 people 46.03 per 100 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 11.44 per 100 people 56.63 per 100 people 45.19 per 100 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 9.48 per 100 people 50.46 per 100 people 40.98 per 100 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 6.8 per 100 people 42.66 per 100 people 35.86 per 100 people United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, IDA & IBRD total or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 34.38 per 100 people against 6.3 per 100 people in IDA & IBRD total as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between IDA & IBRD total and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
28.08 per 100 people, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do IDA & IBRD total and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th of 45 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.