Australia vs Colombia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Australia
5.95 million
in 2024
Colombia
6.32 million
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
Colombia rank
23rd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Australia
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 6.32 million against 5.95 million in Australia, a difference of 362,970.

That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 24th and Colombia ranks 23rd of 214 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Colombia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Colombia Difference Ahead
1960s 1.79 million 333,968 1.45 million Australia
1970s 3.33 million 764,850 2.56 million Australia
1980s 6.06 million 1.60 million 4.47 million Australia
1990s 8.82 million 4.15 million 4.67 million Australia
2000s 10.12 million 7.66 million 2.46 million Australia
2010s 9.10 million 7.09 million 2.01 million Australia
2020s 6.20 million 7.19 million 989,920 Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Australia or Colombia?
Colombia, at 6.32 million against 5.95 million in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Australia and Colombia?
362,970, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Colombia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Colombia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Australia ranks 24th and Colombia ranks 23rd of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,489 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.