France vs Middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions

France
37.28 million
in 2023
Middle income
415.79 million
in 2022
France rank
6th
Middle income rank
6th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • France
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 415.79 million against 37.28 million in France, a difference of 378.51 million.

That makes Middle income's figure about 11.2 times France's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

France ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 6th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 10.31 million 24.24 million 13.93 million Middle income
1980s 22.07 million 47.07 million 25.00 million Middle income
1990s 31.69 million 156.50 million 124.81 million Middle income
2000s 34.85 million 547.46 million 512.61 million Middle income
2010s 39.12 million 516.88 million 477.76 million Middle income
2020s 37.90 million 420.13 million 382.23 million Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, France or Middle income?
Middle income, at 415.79 million against 37.28 million in France as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between France and Middle income?
378.51 million, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do France and Middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
France ranks 6th and Middle income ranks 6th 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.