Belgium vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Fixed telephone subscriptions

Belgium
2.49 million
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
4.38 million
in 2022
Belgium rank
43rd
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
40th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Belgium
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
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How they compare

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) currently reports 4.38 million against 2.49 million in Belgium, a difference of 1.90 million.

That makes Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s figure about 1.8 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 43rd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1960s 1.05 million 183,698 866,272 Belgium
1970s 1.71 million 392,536 1.31 million Belgium
1980s 3.04 million 959,178 2.08 million Belgium
1990s 4.52 million 1.94 million 2.58 million Belgium
2000s 4.85 million 5.12 million 266,621 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 4.42 million 6.56 million 2.14 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2020s 3.30 million 5.18 million 1.88 million Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Belgium or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), at 4.38 million against 2.49 million in Belgium as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Belgium and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
1.90 million, with Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Belgium and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Belgium ranks 43rd and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 40th 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

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.