Austria vs IDA only: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Austria
3.48 million
in 2024
IDA only
12.00 million
in 2025
Austria rank
34th
IDA only rank
33rd
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Austria
- IDA only
How they compare
IDA only currently reports 12.00 million against 3.48 million in Austria, a difference of 8.52 million.
That makes IDA only's figure about 3.4 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 34th and IDA only ranks 33rd of 214 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and IDA only in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.36 million | 732,076 | 631,724 | Austria |
| 1980s | 2.67 million | 1.93 million | 735,722 | Austria |
| 1990s | 3.69 million | 4.21 million | 519,243 | IDA only |
| 2000s | 3.69 million | 12.41 million | 8.72 million | IDA only |
| 2010s | 3.54 million | 17.27 million | 13.73 million | IDA only |
| 2020s | 3.67 million | 13.20 million | 9.53 million | IDA only |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Austria or IDA only?
- IDA only, at 12.00 million against 3.48 million in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Austria and IDA only?
- 8.52 million, with IDA only ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and IDA only?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Austria and IDA only rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Austria ranks 34th and IDA only ranks 33rd 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.