Australia vs Greece: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Australia
5.95 million
in 2024
Greece
4.69 million
in 2024
Australia rank
24th
Greece rank
27th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Australia
  • Greece
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 5.95 million against 4.69 million in Greece, a difference of 1.26 million.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Greece's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 24th and Greece ranks 27th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Greece Difference Ahead
1960s 1.79 million 298,367 1.49 million Australia
1970s 3.33 million 1.40 million 1.93 million Australia
1980s 6.06 million 3.01 million 3.05 million Australia
1990s 8.82 million 4.94 million 3.88 million Australia
2000s 10.12 million 5.94 million 4.18 million Australia
2010s 9.10 million 5.34 million 3.77 million Australia
2020s 6.20 million 4.84 million 1.36 million Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Australia or Greece?
Australia, at 5.95 million against 4.69 million in Greece as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Australia and Greece?
1.26 million, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Greece?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Greece rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Australia ranks 24th and Greece ranks 27th 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.