European Union vs France: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

European Union
0.3466 units per person
in 2022
France
0.5453 units per person
in 2023
European Union rank
2nd
France rank
5th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • European Union
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.5453 units per person against 0.3466 units per person in European Union, a difference of 0.1987 units per person.

That makes France's figure about 1.6 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was European Union ahead.

European Union ranks 2nd and France ranks 5th of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, European Union averaged higher in 1 and France in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union France Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0556 units per person 0.0529 units per person 0.0027 units per person European Union
1970s 0.1299 units per person 0.1348 units per person 0.005 units per person France
1980s 0.2666 units per person 0.3893 units per person 0.1228 units per person France
1990s 0.4024 units per person 0.5331 units per person 0.1307 units per person France
2000s 0.4683 units per person 0.5539 units per person 0.0856 units per person France
2010s 0.4117 units per person 0.5902 units per person 0.1784 units per person France
2020s 0.3536 units per person 0.5584 units per person 0.2048 units per person France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, European Union or France?
France, at 0.5453 units per person against 0.3466 units per person in European Union as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between European Union and France?
0.1987 units per person, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and France?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do European Union and France rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
European Union ranks 2nd and France ranks 5th of 47 groups.
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.