India vs Vietnam: Fixed telephone subscriptions

India
2.7 per 100 people
in 2024
Vietnam
2.62 per 100 people
in 2024
India rank
145th
Vietnam rank
148th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • India
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

India currently reports 2.7 per 100 people against 2.62 per 100 people in Vietnam, a difference of 0.08 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

India ranks 145th and Vietnam ranks 148th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Vietnam Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0966 per 100 people 0.0221 per 100 people 0.0745 per 100 people India
1970s 0.1768 per 100 people 0.0221 per 100 people 0.1547 per 100 people India
1980s 0.428 per 100 people 0.1209 per 100 people 0.3071 per 100 people India
1990s 1.31 per 100 people 1.12 per 100 people 0.193 per 100 people India
2000s 3.46 per 100 people 10.18 per 100 people 6.71 per 100 people Vietnam
2010s 2.07 per 100 people 8.01 per 100 people 5.94 per 100 people Vietnam
2020s 1.98 per 100 people 2.75 per 100 people 0.7715 per 100 people Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, India or Vietnam?
India, at 2.7 per 100 people against 2.62 per 100 people in Vietnam as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between India and Vietnam?
0.08 per 100 people, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Vietnam?
55 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do India and Vietnam rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
India ranks 145th and Vietnam ranks 148th 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.