What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between IBRD only and United Kingdom?

0.2592 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and United Kingdom?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

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.

IBRD only vs United Kingdom: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

IBRD only

0.0839 units per person

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.3431 units per person

in 2024

IBRD only rank

26th

United Kingdom rank

29th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

IBRD only
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.3431 units per person against 0.0839 units per person in IBRD only, a difference of 0.2592 units per person.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 4.1 times IBRD only's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

IBRD only ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 47 groups.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IBRD only	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0127 units per person	0.2702 units per person	0.2575 units per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.0212 units per person	0.3723 units per person	0.3511 units per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.0513 units per person	0.5041 units per person	0.4528 units per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.1425 units per person	0.5681 units per person	0.4256 units per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.1211 units per person	0.507 units per person	0.3859 units per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.0892 units per person	0.4292 units per person	0.3401 units per person	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita, IBRD only or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.3431 units per person against 0.0839 units per person in IBRD only as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between IBRD only and United Kingdom?: 0.2592 units per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and United Kingdom?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do IBRD only and United Kingdom rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?: IBRD only ranks 26th and United Kingdom ranks 29th 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: 18 August 2026

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.