Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Philippines: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Philippines
How they compare
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 29.00 million against 4.42 million in Philippines, a difference of 24.58 million.
That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 6.6 times Philippines's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Philippines ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.90 million | 342,400 | 6.56 million | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 13.00 million | 509,248 | 12.49 million | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 30.24 million | 1.45 million | 28.79 million | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 45.79 million | 3.56 million | 42.24 million | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 43.96 million | 3.62 million | 40.34 million | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 34.20 million | 4.65 million | 29.55 million | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Philippines?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 29.00 million against 4.42 million in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Philippines?
- 24.58 million, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Philippines?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Philippines rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Philippines ranks 29th of 45 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
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.