Germany vs High income: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Germany
38.40 million
in 2024
High income
398.00 million
in 2025
Germany rank
5th
High income rank
7th
Fixed telephone subscriptions over time
- Germany
- High income
How they compare
High income currently reports 398.00 million against 38.40 million in Germany, a difference of 359.60 million.
That makes High income's figure about 10.4 times Germany's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 5th and High income ranks 7th of 214 countries.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.03 million | 95.94 million | 91.91 million | High income |
| 1970s | 12.20 million | 190.75 million | 178.56 million | High income |
| 1980s | 24.77 million | 347.78 million | 323.00 million | High income |
| 1990s | 40.27 million | 522.74 million | 482.47 million | High income |
| 2010s | 43.16 million | 511.76 million | 468.60 million | High income |
| 2020s | 38.51 million | 442.20 million | 403.69 million | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Germany or High income?
- High income, at 398.00 million against 38.40 million in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Germany and High income?
- 359.60 million, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and High income?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Germany and High income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Germany ranks 5th and High income 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
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.