Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Germany or IDA & IBRD total?

IDA & IBRD total, at 443.00 million against 38.40 million in Germany as of 2025.

What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Germany and IDA & IBRD total?

404.60 million, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and IDA & IBRD total?

50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

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.

Germany vs IDA & IBRD total: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Germany

38.40 million

in 2024

IDA & IBRD total

443.00 million

in 2025

Germany rank

5th

IDA & IBRD total rank

2nd

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

Germany
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 443.00 million against 38.40 million in Germany, a difference of 404.60 million.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 11.5 times Germany's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 5th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 214 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
1970s	15.80 million	36.53 million	20.72 million	IDA & IBRD total
1980s	24.77 million	70.71 million	45.94 million	IDA & IBRD total
1990s	40.27 million	201.22 million	160.95 million	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	53.13 million	620.93 million	567.81 million	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	46.59 million	587.21 million	540.62 million	IDA & IBRD total
2020s	38.51 million	463.00 million	424.49 million	IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Germany or IDA & IBRD total?: IDA & IBRD total, at 443.00 million against 38.40 million in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Germany and IDA & IBRD total?: 404.60 million, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and IDA & IBRD total?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Germany and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Germany ranks 5th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.