France vs Upper middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions
France
37.28 million
in 2023
Upper middle income
313.00 million
in 2025
France rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
9th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- France
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 313.00 million against 37.28 million in France, a difference of 275.72 million.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 8.4 times France's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
France ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 9th of 214 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.31 million | 20.09 million | 9.77 million | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 22.07 million | 38.56 million | 16.50 million | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 31.69 million | 129.10 million | 97.41 million | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 38.52 million | 394.08 million | 355.56 million | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 37.75 million | 352.00 million | 314.25 million | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, France or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 313.00 million against 37.28 million in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between France and Upper middle income?
- 275.72 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Upper middle income?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do France and Upper middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- France ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 9th 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.