Luxembourg vs World: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Luxembourg
39.81 per 100 people
in 2022
World
9.9 per 100 people
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
22nd
World rank
21st
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Luxembourg
- World
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 39.81 per 100 people against 9.9 per 100 people in World, a difference of 29.91 per 100 people.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 4.0 times World's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 22nd and World ranks 21st of 214 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.87 per 100 people | 5.09 per 100 people | 12.78 per 100 people | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 28.83 per 100 people | 6.31 per 100 people | 22.52 per 100 people | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 40.96 per 100 people | 8.32 per 100 people | 32.64 per 100 people | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 55.56 per 100 people | 11.97 per 100 people | 43.59 per 100 people | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 54.15 per 100 people | 18.03 per 100 people | 36.12 per 100 people | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 48.6 per 100 people | 14.76 per 100 people | 33.84 per 100 people | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 41.29 per 100 people | 11.2 per 100 people | 30.09 per 100 people | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Luxembourg or World?
- Luxembourg, at 39.81 per 100 people against 9.9 per 100 people in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Luxembourg and World?
- 29.91 per 100 people, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and World?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and World rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Luxembourg ranks 22nd and World ranks 21st of 214 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
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.