Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Austria or Central Europe and the Baltics?

Central Europe and the Baltics, at 15.39 million against 3.48 million in Austria as of 2022.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Austria and Central Europe and the Baltics?

11.91 million, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Central Europe and the Baltics?

58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.

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.

Austria vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Austria

3.48 million

in 2024

Central Europe and the Baltics

15.39 million

in 2022

Austria rank

34th

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

32nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Austria
Central Europe and the Baltics

How they compare

Central Europe and the Baltics currently reports 15.39 million against 3.48 million in Austria, a difference of 11.91 million.

That makes Central Europe and the Baltics's figure about 4.4 times Austria's.

Across all 58 years both countries report, Central Europe and the Baltics has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 34th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 32nd of 212 countries.

Central Europe and the Baltics has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Central Europe and the Baltics	Difference	Ahead
1960s	655,000	1.62 million	969,800	Central Europe and the Baltics
1970s	1.36 million	3.83 million	2.46 million	Central Europe and the Baltics
1980s	2.67 million	10.42 million	7.75 million	Central Europe and the Baltics
1990s	3.69 million	21.06 million	17.37 million	Central Europe and the Baltics
2000s	3.69 million	30.78 million	27.09 million	Central Europe and the Baltics
2010s	3.54 million	23.04 million	19.50 million	Central Europe and the Baltics
2020s	3.76 million	16.38 million	12.62 million	Central Europe and the Baltics

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Austria or Central Europe and the Baltics?: Central Europe and the Baltics, at 15.39 million against 3.48 million in Austria as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Austria and Central Europe and the Baltics?: 11.91 million, with Central Europe and the Baltics ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Central Europe and the Baltics?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Austria and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Austria ranks 34th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 32nd of 212 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

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.