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

0.78 per 100 people, with Singapore ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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 Singapore: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Italy

34.21 per 100 people

in 2024

Singapore

34.99 per 100 people

in 2024

Italy rank

30th

Singapore rank

28th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Italy
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 34.99 per 100 people against 34.21 per 100 people in Italy, a difference of 0.78 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 30th and Singapore ranks 28th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7.47 per 100 people	2.7 per 100 people	4.78 per 100 people	Italy
1970s	15.79 per 100 people	10 per 100 people	5.79 per 100 people	Italy
1980s	30 per 100 people	28.66 per 100 people	1.34 per 100 people	Italy
1990s	43.02 per 100 people	40.28 per 100 people	2.74 per 100 people	Italy
2000s	43.44 per 100 people	43.58 per 100 people	0.1451 per 100 people	Singapore
2010s	34.62 per 100 people	36.6 per 100 people	1.98 per 100 people	Singapore
2020s	33.51 per 100 people	34.08 per 100 people	0.5727 per 100 people	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Italy or Singapore?: Singapore, at 34.99 per 100 people against 34.21 per 100 people in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Italy and Singapore?: 0.78 per 100 people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Singapore?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and Singapore rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Italy ranks 30th and Singapore ranks 28th 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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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.