Australia vs Netherlands: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Australia
0.2189 units per person
in 2024
Netherlands
0.2209 units per person
in 2024
Australia rank
55th
Netherlands rank
54th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.2209 units per person against 0.2189 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.002 units per person.

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

Australia ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 54th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 0.158 units per person 0.104 units per person 0.054 units per person Australia
1970s 0.242 units per person 0.2253 units per person 0.0167 units per person Australia
1980s 0.3841 units per person 0.3974 units per person 0.0133 units per person Netherlands
1990s 0.4912 units per person 0.5276 units per person 0.0364 units per person Netherlands
2000s 0.5025 units per person 0.485 units per person 0.0175 units per person Australia
2010s 0.388 units per person 0.3981 units per person 0.0101 units per person Netherlands
2020s 0.2365 units per person 0.2574 units per person 0.021 units per person Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Australia or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 0.2209 units per person against 0.2189 units per person in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Australia and Netherlands?
0.002 units per person, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Australia ranks 55th and Netherlands ranks 54th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.