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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
53.00 million
in 2025
Greece
4.69 million
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th
Greece rank
27th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

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

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 53.00 million against 4.69 million in Greece, a difference of 48.31 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 11.3 times Greece's.

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Greece ranks 27th of 46 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Greece Difference Ahead
1970s 17.67 million 1.92 million 15.75 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 33.77 million 3.01 million 30.75 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 68.13 million 4.94 million 63.18 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 105.19 million 5.94 million 99.25 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 95.81 million 5.34 million 90.47 million Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 65.80 million 4.84 million 60.96 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, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Greece?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 53.00 million against 4.69 million in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Greece?
48.31 million, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Greece?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Greece rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Greece ranks 27th of 46 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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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.