Colombia vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed telephone subscriptions

Colombia
6.32 million
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
53.00 million
in 2025
Colombia rank
23rd
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Colombia
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M196019922025

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 53.00 million against 6.32 million in Colombia, a difference of 46.68 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 8.4 times Colombia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 23rd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 214 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 933,700 17.67 million 16.74 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 1.60 million 33.77 million 32.17 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 4.15 million 68.13 million 63.98 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 7.66 million 105.19 million 97.53 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 7.09 million 95.81 million 88.72 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 7.19 million 65.80 million 58.61 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Colombia or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 53.00 million against 6.32 million in Colombia as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
46.68 million, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Colombia ranks 23rd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th 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
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.