Germany vs India: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Germany
38.40 million
in 2024
India
39.24 million
in 2024
Germany rank
5th
India rank
4th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Germany
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 39.24 million against 38.40 million in Germany, a difference of 835,900.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 5th and India ranks 4th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany India Difference Ahead
1960s 4.03 million 477,896 3.56 million Germany
1970s 12.20 million 1.36 million 10.84 million Germany
1980s 24.77 million 3.17 million 21.60 million Germany
1990s 40.27 million 12.79 million 27.48 million Germany
2000s 53.13 million 40.57 million 12.55 million Germany
2010s 46.59 million 27.09 million 19.50 million Germany
2020s 38.51 million 28.29 million 10.22 million Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Germany or India?
India, at 39.24 million against 38.40 million in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Germany and India?
835,900, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Germany and India rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Germany ranks 5th and India ranks 4th 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

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.