Germany vs Low & middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Germany
38.40 million
in 2024
Low & middle income
417.49 million
in 2022
Germany rank
5th
Low & middle income rank
5th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Germany
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 417.49 million against 38.40 million in Germany, a difference of 379.08 million.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 10.9 times Germany's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 5th of 212 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 15.80 million 24.65 million 8.85 million Low & middle income
1980s 24.77 million 48.27 million 23.50 million Low & middle income
1990s 40.27 million 158.80 million 118.53 million Low & middle income
2000s 53.13 million 554.09 million 500.96 million Low & middle income
2010s 46.59 million 525.07 million 478.48 million Low & middle income
2020s 38.48 million 425.66 million 387.17 million Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Germany or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 417.49 million against 38.40 million in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Germany and Low & middle income?
379.08 million, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Low & middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Germany and Low & middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Germany ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 5th of 212 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
260 places, 14,482 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.