France vs High income: Fixed telephone subscriptions

France
37.28 million
in 2023
High income
398.00 million
in 2025
France rank
6th
High income rank
7th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • France
  • High income
0200.0M400.0M600.0M196019922025

How they compare

High income currently reports 398.00 million against 37.28 million in France, a difference of 360.72 million.

That makes High income's figure about 10.7 times France's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.

France ranks 6th and High income ranks 7th of 214 countries.

High income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France High income Difference Ahead
1960s 2.63 million 95.94 million 93.31 million High income
1970s 7.29 million 190.75 million 183.46 million High income
1980s 22.07 million 347.78 million 325.71 million High income
1990s 31.69 million 522.74 million 491.05 million High income
2010s 38.52 million 511.76 million 473.24 million High income
2020s 37.75 million 449.75 million 412.00 million High income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, France or High income?
High income, at 398.00 million against 37.28 million in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between France and High income?
360.72 million, with High income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and High income?
49 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and High income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
France ranks 6th and High income ranks 7th 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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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
261 places, 14,489 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.