France vs India: Fixed telephone subscriptions
France
37.28 million
in 2023
India
39.24 million
in 2024
France rank
6th
India rank
4th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- France
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 39.24 million against 37.28 million in France, a difference of 1.95 million.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
France ranks 6th and India ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.63 million | 477,896 | 2.15 million | France |
| 1970s | 7.29 million | 1.36 million | 5.93 million | France |
| 1980s | 22.07 million | 3.17 million | 18.90 million | France |
| 1990s | 31.69 million | 12.79 million | 18.89 million | France |
| 2000s | 34.85 million | 40.57 million | 5.73 million | India |
| 2010s | 39.12 million | 27.09 million | 12.02 million | France |
| 2020s | 37.75 million | 25.55 million | 12.19 million | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, France or India?
- India, at 39.24 million against 37.28 million in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between France and India?
- 1.95 million, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and India?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and India rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- France ranks 6th and India ranks 4th 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
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.