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
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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About this data
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.