Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Europe & Central Asia or Russia?

Europe & Central Asia, at 217.00 million against 20.82 million in Russia as of 2025.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia and Russia?

196.18 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Russia?

49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.

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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Russia: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Europe & Central Asia

217.00 million

in 2025

Russia

20.82 million

in 2023

Europe & Central Asia rank

12th

Russia rank

12th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Europe & Central Asia
Russia

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 217.00 million against 20.82 million in Russia, a difference of 196.18 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 10.4 times Russia's.

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

Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th and Russia ranks 12th of 48 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	100.22 million	7.54 million	92.68 million	Europe & Central Asia
1980s	163.80 million	14.32 million	149.47 million	Europe & Central Asia
1990s	262.96 million	25.28 million	237.68 million	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	330.78 million	39.56 million	291.22 million	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	301.54 million	36.75 million	264.79 million	Europe & Central Asia
2020s	249.00 million	23.14 million	225.86 million	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Europe & Central Asia or Russia?: Europe & Central Asia, at 217.00 million against 20.82 million in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia and Russia?: 196.18 million, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Russia?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Russia rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th 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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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: 06 August 2026

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.