Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, China or IDA & IBRD total?

IDA & IBRD total, at 443.00 million against 166.51 million in China as of 2025.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between China and IDA & IBRD total?

276.49 million, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and IDA & IBRD total?

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 IDA & IBRD total: Fixed telephone subscriptions

China

166.51 million

in 2024

IDA & IBRD total

443.00 million

in 2025

China rank

1st

IDA & IBRD total rank

2nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

China
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 443.00 million against 166.51 million in China, a difference of 276.49 million.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 2.7 times China's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 214 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.85 million	36.53 million	34.68 million	IDA & IBRD total
1980s	3.29 million	70.71 million	67.42 million	IDA & IBRD total
1990s	43.35 million	201.22 million	157.87 million	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	285.19 million	620.93 million	335.74 million	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	238.86 million	587.21 million	348.36 million	IDA & IBRD total
2020s	177.59 million	463.00 million	285.41 million	IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, China or IDA & IBRD total?: IDA & IBRD total, at 443.00 million against 166.51 million in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between China and IDA & IBRD total?: 276.49 million, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and IDA & IBRD total?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do China and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: China ranks 1st and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd 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: 29 October 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.