East Asia & Pacific vs Russia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

East Asia & Pacific
288.00 million
in 2025
Russia
20.82 million
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
10th
Russia rank
12th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Russia
0200.0M400.0M600.0M197520002025

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 288.00 million against 20.82 million in Russia, a difference of 267.18 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 13.8 times Russia's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Russia ranks 12th of 48 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Russia Difference Ahead
1970s 47.99 million 7.54 million 40.45 million East Asia & Pacific
1980s 72.30 million 14.32 million 57.98 million East Asia & Pacific
1990s 159.31 million 25.28 million 134.03 million East Asia & Pacific
2000s 440.19 million 39.56 million 400.64 million East Asia & Pacific
2010s 411.75 million 36.75 million 375.00 million East Asia & Pacific
2020s 322.75 million 23.14 million 299.61 million East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, East Asia & Pacific or Russia?
East Asia & Pacific, at 288.00 million against 20.82 million in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between East Asia & Pacific and Russia?
267.18 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Russia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Russia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Russia ranks 12th of 48 groups.
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

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.