France vs North America: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita
France
0.5453 units per person
in 2023
North America
0.2321 units per person
in 2025
France rank
5th
North America rank
7th
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time
- France
- North America
How they compare
France currently reports 0.5453 units per person against 0.2321 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.3132 units per person.
That makes France's figure about 2.3 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was North America ahead.
France ranks 5th and North America ranks 7th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and North America in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0529 units per person | 0.2775 units per person | 0.2246 units per person | North America |
| 1970s | 0.1348 units per person | 0.3567 units per person | 0.2219 units per person | North America |
| 1980s | 0.3893 units per person | 0.4812 units per person | 0.0918 units per person | North America |
| 1990s | 0.5331 units per person | 0.5996 units per person | 0.0665 units per person | North America |
| 2000s | 0.5539 units per person | 0.5977 units per person | 0.0438 units per person | North America |
| 2010s | 0.5902 units per person | 0.4037 units per person | 0.1864 units per person | France |
| 2020s | 0.5551 units per person | 0.2834 units per person | 0.2718 units per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, France or North America?
- France, at 0.5453 units per person against 0.2321 units per person in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between France and North America?
- 0.3132 units per person, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and North America?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and North America rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- France ranks 5th and North America ranks 7th 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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About this data
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.