France vs Low & middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions

France
37.28 million
in 2023
Low & middle income
417.49 million
in 2022
France rank
6th
Low & middle income rank
5th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • France
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 417.49 million against 37.28 million in France, a difference of 380.20 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 11.2 times France's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

France ranks 6th and Low & middle income ranks 5th of 212 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 10.31 million 24.65 million 14.34 million Low & middle income
1980s 22.07 million 48.27 million 26.20 million Low & middle income
1990s 31.69 million 158.80 million 127.11 million Low & middle income
2000s 34.85 million 554.09 million 519.24 million Low & middle income
2010s 39.12 million 525.07 million 485.95 million Low & middle income
2020s 37.90 million 425.66 million 387.75 million Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, France or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 417.49 million against 37.28 million in France as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between France and Low & middle income?
380.20 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Low & middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do France and Low & middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
France ranks 6th and Low & middle income ranks 5th of 212 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
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.