Austria vs Netherlands: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Austria
3.48 million
in 2024
Netherlands
3.98 million
in 2024
Austria rank
34th
Netherlands rank
32nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Austria
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 3.98 million against 3.48 million in Austria, a difference of 493,900.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

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

Austria ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 32nd of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 541,904 1.27 million 731,926 Netherlands
1970s 1.36 million 3.08 million 1.71 million Netherlands
1980s 2.67 million 5.76 million 3.09 million Netherlands
1990s 3.69 million 8.14 million 4.44 million Netherlands
2000s 3.69 million 7.88 million 4.19 million Netherlands
2010s 3.54 million 6.74 million 3.20 million Netherlands
2020s 3.67 million 4.55 million 881,858 Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Austria or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 3.98 million against 3.48 million in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Austria and Netherlands?
493,900, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Netherlands?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Austria and Netherlands rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Austria ranks 34th and Netherlands ranks 32nd 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.