Austria vs IDA total: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Austria
3.48 million
in 2024
IDA total
22.00 million
in 2025
Austria rank
34th
IDA total rank
31st
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Austria
- IDA total
How they compare
IDA total currently reports 22.00 million against 3.48 million in Austria, a difference of 18.52 million.
That makes IDA total's figure about 6.3 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 34th and IDA total ranks 31st of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and IDA total in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | IDA total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 655,000 | 518,845 | 136,155 | Austria |
| 1970s | 1.36 million | 1.35 million | 18,095 | Austria |
| 1980s | 2.67 million | 3.87 million | 1.20 million | IDA total |
| 1990s | 3.69 million | 8.78 million | 5.09 million | IDA total |
| 2000s | 3.69 million | 21.03 million | 17.35 million | IDA total |
| 2010s | 3.54 million | 26.76 million | 23.23 million | IDA total |
| 2020s | 3.67 million | 23.80 million | 20.13 million | IDA total |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Austria or IDA total?
- IDA total, at 22.00 million against 3.48 million in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Austria and IDA total?
- 18.52 million, with IDA total ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and IDA total?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Austria and IDA total rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Austria ranks 34th and IDA total ranks 31st 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.