Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, China or IBRD only?

IBRD only, at 420.00 million against 166.51 million in China as of 2025.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between China and IBRD only?

253.49 million, with IBRD only ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and IBRD only?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

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.

China vs IBRD only: Fixed telephone subscriptions

China

166.51 million

in 2024

IBRD only

420.00 million

in 2025

China rank

1st

IBRD only rank

4th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

China
IBRD only

How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 420.00 million against 166.51 million in China, a difference of 253.49 million.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 2.5 times China's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IBRD only has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and IBRD only ranks 4th of 214 countries.

IBRD only has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	IBRD only	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.85 million	34.64 million	32.79 million	IBRD only
1980s	3.29 million	66.84 million	63.55 million	IBRD only
1990s	43.35 million	192.44 million	149.09 million	IBRD only
2000s	285.19 million	599.90 million	314.71 million	IBRD only
2010s	238.86 million	560.43 million	321.57 million	IBRD only
2020s	177.59 million	439.40 million	261.81 million	IBRD only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, China or IBRD only?: IBRD only, at 420.00 million against 166.51 million in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between China and IBRD only?: 253.49 million, with IBRD only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and IBRD only?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do China and IBRD only rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: China ranks 1st and IBRD only ranks 4th 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: 17 September 2026

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.