What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Italy and Middle income?

26.95 per 100 people, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Middle income?

48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.

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.

Italy vs Middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Italy

34.21 per 100 people

in 2024

Middle income

7.26 per 100 people

in 2022

Italy rank

30th

Middle income rank

28th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Italy
Middle income

How they compare

Italy currently reports 34.21 per 100 people against 7.26 per 100 people in Middle income, a difference of 26.95 per 100 people.

That makes Italy's figure about 4.7 times Middle income's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 30th and Middle income ranks 28th of 213 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Middle income	Difference	Ahead
1970s	19.49 per 100 people	0.8837 per 100 people	18.61 per 100 people	Italy
1980s	30 per 100 people	1.38 per 100 people	28.61 per 100 people	Italy
1990s	43.02 per 100 people	3.74 per 100 people	39.28 per 100 people	Italy
2000s	43.44 per 100 people	11.45 per 100 people	31.99 per 100 people	Italy
2010s	34.62 per 100 people	9.62 per 100 people	24.99 per 100 people	Italy
2020s	33.18 per 100 people	7.31 per 100 people	25.87 per 100 people	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Italy or Middle income?: Italy, at 34.21 per 100 people against 7.26 per 100 people in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Italy and Middle income?: 26.95 per 100 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Middle income?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Italy and Middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Italy ranks 30th and Middle income ranks 28th of 213 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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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: 06 August 2026

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.