Belgium vs Ireland: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Belgium
0.2097 units per person
in 2024
Ireland
0.1998 units per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
58th
Ireland rank
61st

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Belgium
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.2097 units per person against 0.1998 units per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.0099 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 58th and Ireland ranks 61st of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 0.097 units per person 0.0479 units per person 0.0491 units per person Belgium
1970s 0.1743 units per person 0.0969 units per person 0.0774 units per person Belgium
1980s 0.3074 units per person 0.1963 units per person 0.1112 units per person Belgium
1990s 0.4463 units per person 0.3633 units per person 0.083 units per person Belgium
2000s 0.4631 units per person 0.493 units per person 0.0299 units per person Ireland
2010s 0.394 units per person 0.4143 units per person 0.0203 units per person Ireland
2020s 0.2598 units per person 0.2484 units per person 0.0114 units per person Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Belgium or Ireland?
Belgium, at 0.2097 units per person against 0.1998 units per person in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Belgium and Ireland?
0.0099 units per person, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Belgium ranks 58th and Ireland ranks 61st 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.