What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Italy and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

31.11 per 100 people, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

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 South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Fixed telephone subscriptions

Italy

34.21 per 100 people

in 2024

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

3.1 per 100 people

in 2025

Italy rank

30th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

31st

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Italy
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Italy currently reports 34.21 per 100 people against 3.1 per 100 people in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 31.11 per 100 people.

That makes Italy's figure about 11.0 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 30th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st of 213 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7.47 per 100 people	0.1081 per 100 people	7.37 per 100 people	Italy
1970s	15.79 per 100 people	0.2129 per 100 people	15.57 per 100 people	Italy
1980s	30 per 100 people	0.3852 per 100 people	29.61 per 100 people	Italy
1990s	43.02 per 100 people	1.19 per 100 people	41.83 per 100 people	Italy
2000s	43.44 per 100 people	3.19 per 100 people	40.25 per 100 people	Italy
2010s	34.62 per 100 people	2.08 per 100 people	32.54 per 100 people	Italy
2020s	33.51 per 100 people	1.92 per 100 people	31.59 per 100 people	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Italy or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Italy, at 34.21 per 100 people against 3.1 per 100 people in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Italy and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 31.11 per 100 people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Italy ranks 30th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st 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: 20 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.