China vs OECD members: Fixed telephone subscriptions
China
166.51 million
in 2024
OECD members
429.13 million
in 2022
China rank
1st
OECD members rank
3rd
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- China
- OECD members
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 429.13 million against 166.51 million in China, a difference of 262.63 million.
That makes OECD members's figure about 2.6 times China's.
Across all 48 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and OECD members ranks 3rd of 214 countries.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.85 million | 226.06 million | 224.21 million | OECD members |
| 1980s | 3.29 million | 327.82 million | 324.53 million | OECD members |
| 1990s | 43.35 million | 495.41 million | 452.06 million | OECD members |
| 2000s | 285.19 million | 576.97 million | 291.78 million | OECD members |
| 2010s | 238.86 million | 506.90 million | 268.04 million | OECD members |
| 2020s | 180.67 million | 440.12 million | 259.44 million | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, China or OECD members?
- OECD members, at 429.13 million against 166.51 million in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between China and OECD members?
- 262.63 million, with OECD members ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and OECD members?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do China and OECD members rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- China ranks 1st and OECD members ranks 3rd 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.