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

0.0013 units per person, with Italy ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Italy vs United Kingdom: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita

Italy

0.3444 units per person

in 2024

United Kingdom

0.3431 units per person

in 2024

Italy rank

28th

United Kingdom rank

29th

Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita over time

Italy
United Kingdom

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.3444 units per person against 0.3431 units per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0013 units per person.

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

Italy ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 29th of 213 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.073 units per person	0.1068 units per person	0.0338 units per person	United Kingdom
1970s	0.1563 units per person	0.2173 units per person	0.061 units per person	United Kingdom
1980s	0.3001 units per person	0.3723 units per person	0.0722 units per person	United Kingdom
1990s	0.433 units per person	0.5041 units per person	0.071 units per person	United Kingdom
2000s	0.437 units per person	0.5681 units per person	0.1311 units per person	United Kingdom
2010s	0.3482 units per person	0.507 units per person	0.1588 units per person	United Kingdom
2020s	0.338 units per person	0.4292 units per person	0.0913 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, Italy or United Kingdom?: Italy, at 0.3444 units per person against 0.3431 units per person in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita between Italy and United Kingdom?: 0.0013 units per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?: Italy ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 29th 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: 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.