Germany vs Middle income: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Germany
38.40 million
in 2024
Middle income
415.79 million
in 2022
Germany rank
5th
Middle income rank
6th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Germany
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 415.79 million against 38.40 million in Germany, a difference of 377.39 million.

That makes Middle income's figure about 10.8 times Germany's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 5th and Middle income ranks 6th of 214 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 15.80 million 24.24 million 8.44 million Middle income
1980s 24.77 million 47.07 million 22.30 million Middle income
1990s 40.27 million 156.50 million 116.23 million Middle income
2000s 53.13 million 547.46 million 494.34 million Middle income
2010s 46.59 million 516.88 million 470.29 million Middle income
2020s 38.48 million 420.13 million 381.65 million Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Germany or Middle income?
Middle income, at 415.79 million against 38.40 million in Germany as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Germany and Middle income?
377.39 million, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Middle income?
48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Germany and Middle income rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Germany ranks 5th and Middle income ranks 6th 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

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.