Belgium vs Israel: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Belgium
2.49 million
in 2024
Israel
2.56 million
in 2023
Belgium rank
43rd
Israel rank
40th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Belgium
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.56 million against 2.49 million in Belgium, a difference of 73,460.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 43rd and Israel ranks 40th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and Israel in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 914,616 | 118,406 | 796,210 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.71 million | 528,710 | 1.18 million | Belgium |
| 1980s | 3.04 million | 1.17 million | 1.86 million | Belgium |
| 1990s | 4.52 million | 2.25 million | 2.27 million | Belgium |
| 2000s | 4.85 million | 3.04 million | 1.81 million | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4.42 million | 3.37 million | 1.05 million | Belgium |
| 2020s | 3.17 million | 3.25 million | 82,320 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Belgium or Israel?
- Israel, at 2.56 million against 2.49 million in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Belgium and Israel?
- 73,460, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Israel?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Israel rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Belgium ranks 43rd and Israel ranks 40th 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.