Germany vs North America: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Germany
0.4598 units per person
in 2024
North America
0.2321 units per person
in 2025
Germany rank
10th
North America rank
7th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

  • Germany
  • North America
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.4598 units per person against 0.2321 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.2277 units per person.

That makes Germany's figure about 2.0 times North America's.

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

Germany ranks 10th and North America ranks 7th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and North America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany North America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0532 units per person 0.2775 units per person 0.2243 units per person North America
1970s 0.1556 units per person 0.3567 units per person 0.2011 units per person North America
1980s 0.3171 units per person 0.4812 units per person 0.1641 units per person North America
1990s 0.495 units per person 0.5996 units per person 0.1046 units per person North America
2000s 0.6453 units per person 0.5977 units per person 0.0476 units per person Germany
2010s 0.571 units per person 0.4037 units per person 0.1673 units per person Germany
2020s 0.4625 units per person 0.2755 units per person 0.187 units per person Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, Germany or North America?
Germany, at 0.4598 units per person against 0.2321 units per person in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Germany and North America?
0.2277 units per person, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and North America?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and North America rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
Germany ranks 10th 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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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.