France vs Mexico: Fixed telephone subscriptions

France
37.28 million
in 2023
Mexico
29.52 million
in 2024
France rank
6th
Mexico rank
7th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • France
  • Mexico
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How they compare

France currently reports 37.28 million against 29.52 million in Mexico, a difference of 7.76 million.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 6th and Mexico ranks 7th of 214 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 2.63 million 416,698 2.21 million France
1970s 7.29 million 1.47 million 5.82 million France
1980s 22.07 million 3.65 million 18.41 million France
1990s 31.69 million 8.20 million 23.49 million France
2000s 34.85 million 17.49 million 17.36 million France
2010s 39.12 million 20.37 million 18.75 million France
2020s 37.75 million 26.20 million 11.55 million France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, France or Mexico?
France, at 37.28 million against 29.52 million in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between France and Mexico?
7.76 million, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Mexico?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do France and Mexico rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
France ranks 6th and Mexico 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.