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

0.61 per 100 people, with Singapore ahead.

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

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.

Singapore vs United Kingdom: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Singapore

34.99 per 100 people

in 2024

United Kingdom

34.38 per 100 people

in 2024

Singapore rank

28th

United Kingdom rank

29th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Singapore
United Kingdom

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 34.99 per 100 people against 34.38 per 100 people in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.61 per 100 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Singapore ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Singapore	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.7 per 100 people	10.83 per 100 people	8.13 per 100 people	United Kingdom
1970s	10 per 100 people	21.79 per 100 people	11.79 per 100 people	United Kingdom
1980s	28.66 per 100 people	37.18 per 100 people	8.53 per 100 people	United Kingdom
1990s	40.28 per 100 people	50.27 per 100 people	9.99 per 100 people	United Kingdom
2000s	43.58 per 100 people	56.63 per 100 people	13.05 per 100 people	United Kingdom
2010s	36.6 per 100 people	50.46 per 100 people	13.86 per 100 people	United Kingdom
2020s	34.08 per 100 people	42.66 per 100 people	8.58 per 100 people	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Singapore or United Kingdom?: Singapore, at 34.99 per 100 people against 34.38 per 100 people in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Singapore and United Kingdom?: 0.61 per 100 people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Kingdom?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Singapore and United Kingdom rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Singapore ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 29th 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.